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“We need to demonstrate that it’s not an oxymoron to be a Christian feminist,” said one of the conference organizers.

I might be the first Buddhist program director at a Christian seminary. After I wrote an article in 2016 about

LGBTQ+ content is made possible by Ellie Krug For many years I have been a part of a Unitarian Universalist church community deeply

Weighing the consequences and risks, many church communities in Minnesota choose to take a stand. “God is not a God who would endorse hate. God is not a God who would endorse separation of families. God says quite the opposite – welcoming the stranger, loving the foreigner, treating them as one of your own.” – JaNae Bates

Whether we choose the path of faith, skepticism, or a uniquely understood spiritual connection to all the atoms in the universe, we must treat each other gently, as if we were specks of dust – because we are.

The activist nun put her beliefs on the line, even if it meant going to jail. “I learned a lot in prison. For one thing, the people there are absolutely normal. I can only think of one who seemed like a criminal to me.”

“[The Catholic Church] “is a dysfunctional family, but it’s still my family.”

“Certainly there have been feminists who view Christianity as so inherently patriarchal that it should be rejected or completely reconfigured.”

It would be 57 years before Sister Justina found out her birth name and learned why her mother abandoned her in a basket outside an orphanage.

80 Minnesota congregations pledge their commitment to the environment

They belong to one of the world’s most patriarchial organizations, but when it comes to their own leadership, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet do things differently.

“A woman has to be head and shoulders above the males to be considered as a leader-and even then, there are reservations.”