|
 |
Home: Current Issues: Feminism: LINKS_PAGE Current Issues: Feminism: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Sentiment and Sentimentality: Woman’s Choice - Mary ShivanandanWomen’s responsive and receptive nature, as wife and mother, is expressed by empathy, sensitivity and openness to others. This exposes her to the temptation to place affection (sentiment) above reason and objective truth. Only when she acknowledges the fullness of the image of God in herself and places her own integrity and obedience to God’s law above sentiment does she avoid the destructive path of sentimentality. Read more... Sexual Symbolism - Peter KreeftThe excerpt below from the book Women and the Priesthood (by Peter Kreeft and Alice Von Hildebrand) comprises Kreeft's second of four reasons defending the Catholic church's teaching on the male priesthood. Read more... Should we have sex on the brain? - Norman DoidgeSome government programs are now offering dollars to universities, in the form of salaries and grants, if they hire women, and only women, for professorial science positions. But Dr. Doreen Kimura, one of the world leaders in the field of sex differences and cognition, points out there is "no evidence" for systemic discrimination against women in science. Recent neurological, hormonal, and psychological studies argue that men and women differ not only in their physical attributes, but cognitively in how they solve intellectual problems leading them to have different occupational preferences and skills. Read more... Susan B. Anthony: Pro-Life Feminist - Frederica Mathewes-GreenSusan B. Anthony, icon of modern-day feminism, would have been horrified at what is being done in her name. Writing passionately about the evils of abortion she sought to “eradicate this most monstrous crime.” Read more... The Fight for Muslim Women - Anne ApplebaumA feisty memoir from a controversial champion of female rights. Read more... The Lost Essence of Femininity - Genevieve KinekeThroughout history the Church has championed the education of all — boys and girls, offered positions of unprecedented authority and responsibility to women around the world, and reminded us constantly that the pre-eminent example of every virtue, aside from Our Lord and Redeemer, is a woman. In fact, without her cooperation, there would be no Lord and Redeemer! Now as we reflect on our own lives and the opportunities that this society offers to each of us, how do we determine what is authentically Catholic and what is specifically feminine? What actually sets us apart? Read more... The politics of the veil - Robert FulfordIn the 21st century, the Islamic burka, the fullface-and-body veil, adopted by more women every day, has become the most potent human symbol on earth. Read more... The Pope’s New Feminism - Mary Ann GlendonA vigorous proponent in international settings of social and economic justice for women, especially poor women, the Catholic Church has been a tireless voice for those whose voices are seldom heard in the corridors of power. Without glossing over the criticisms, this article provides evidence of an enviable historical record of concern for women by the Church. Read more... The Subjection Of Islamic Women And The Fecklessness Of American Feminism - Christian Hoff SommersThe subjection of women in Muslim societies — especially in Arab nations and in Iran — is today very much in the public eye. Read more... The Truth, Unveiled - Barbara KayJust when the newly designed Maclean’s seemed finally to have shucked all the turgid remnants of its former politically correct image, the Nov. 6 issue reverted to type on the niqab controversy. Read more... Pages Updated On: 30-Sep-2009 - 16:55:24
|
|