Category Archives: Societal Commentary

Joe Paterno and what legacies are made of (and how World Magazine & Relevant Magazine got it wrong)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by elizabeth

I’ve been reading various posts and listening to commentary on the passing of Joe Paterno this week. Some folks call him a monster. Others (mostly die-hard football fans, I’ve noticed) seem to exclusively focus on Paterno’s winningest football legacy. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Faith, Societal Commentary | 65 Comments

i WILL prophesy!

Posted on December 13, 2011 by elizabeth

Because we women are done fighting for a place at the men’s table. And when they want to use the Bible as a weapon against us, we’ll put on our headcoverings and say we’re prophesying–just like the Bible tells us … Continue reading →

Posted in Her Royal Mommy-Ness, RecoveringEvangelicalsAnonymous, Societal Commentary | 36 Comments

Occupy San Francisco: my conversation with a protestor

Posted on November 26, 2011 by elizabeth

Philip Oje, 26, is precisely the kind of radical every societal revolution desires. Young, earnest and idealistic, Oje joined Occupy San Francisco on September 30th, 2011. He wants nothing less than to totally change the world. “Ideally, I’d love to … Continue reading →

Posted in Societal Commentary | 41 Comments

A necessary anger

Posted on November 14, 2011 by elizabeth

“Great emotions are especially powerful teachers. Even anger and rage are great teachers, if we listen to them. They have the capacity to blind you, but also the power to open you up, and bring you profound conversion, humility and … Continue reading →

Posted in Her Royal Mommy-Ness, Societal Commentary | 46 Comments

I am not a girl. I am a woman, dammit.

Posted on November 11, 2011 by elizabeth

If you want to “call out” sexist attitudes, it probably helps if you refrain from telling sexist jokes. Publishing a blog post that dredges up every single demeaning thought a dude has about “girls” and posting it as a satirical … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, RecoveringEvangelicalsAnonymous, RecoveringFundamentalist, Religion, SmartAssery, Societal Commentary | 82 Comments

The perils of triumphal Catholicism

Posted on September 26, 2011 by elizabeth

If there’s one truth I’ve repeatedly witnessed, it’s that God resists the proud. And I dare-say God resists the proud even when they are right. A commenter of mine recently rebuked me for an attitude of religious superiority and after … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Societal Commentary | 28 Comments

Apologizing to my gay neighbors

Posted on September 14, 2011 by elizabeth

Love has brought me to an impossible place. This is the place where–through the cracks in the hardened asphalt of my heart–healing is breaking out. It is a place of weeping and contrition, a place of apologies, a place of not … Continue reading →

Posted in ENFP, Faith, Her Royal Mommy-Ness, Life in The OC, Religion, Societal Commentary | 116 Comments

“True Tolerance:” how Focus on the Family is missing the point

Posted on September 13, 2011 by elizabeth

Focus on the Family is missing the point. Here’s why: If the TRUE “heart-cry” of Focus on the Family is protecting the most vulnerable of our society, then marginalizing a minority group is pretty much the exact opposite of that. … Continue reading →

Posted in Love/Sex Advice, Societal Commentary | 61 Comments

Motherhood is not my highest calling

Posted on September 11, 2011 by elizabeth

As a mother of five children, you’d think I’d be way on board with this whole “Motherhood Is My Highest Calling” thing. But I’m not. Motherhood is part of my calling, but it’s not the sum total of my entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Her Royal Mommy-Ness, Parenting--toughest job out there, Societal Commentary | 119 Comments

The Pornification of Marriage

Posted on August 24, 2011 by elizabeth

So, what’s the deal with Christian women and stripper poles? Apparently, Christian women learning to pole dance is no big deal because, you know, it’s “good exercise.” I mean, seriously. Has pornography so infiltrated every corner of society that now … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Childbearing, Her Royal Mommy-Ness, Love/Sex Advice, Societal Commentary | 158 Comments