Feminists Talk Back Ep 3: Women Beyond Belief, Your Questions and More
Channel: Kristi Winters
Date: 2016-12-03

Feminists Talk Back Episode 3 with Karen Garst. December 2016

Women Beyond Belief: Discovering Life Without Religion
https://www.amazon.com/Women-Beyond-Belief-Discovering-Religion/dp/1634310829

Women have made great strides toward equal rights over the past hundred years, especially in the West. But when considering the ongoing fight over reproductive rights and equal pay—and the prevalence of sexual violence and domestic abuse—it is clear that a significant gap still exists. With scripture often cited as justification for the marginalization of women, it is time to acknowledge that one of the final barriers to full equality for women is religion. Much has been written about the great strides humankind has made in knocking down many long-held religious beliefs, whether related to the age of the earth or the origin of the species. But religion’s negative impact on women has been less studied and discussed. This book is a step toward changing that. Twenty-two women from a variety of backgrounds and Judeo-Christian traditions share their personal stories about how they came to abandon organized religion, and how they discovered life after moving away from religious and supernatural beliefs. Their words serve both as a celebration of all who have taken similar steps under the weight of thousands of years of religious history—and as a source of inspiration for those individuals, especially women, who have deep doubts about their own belief traditions but who don’t yet know how to embrace life without falling back on religion.

Intro Music: Just A Blip by Andy G. Cohen 
Just A Blip by Andy G. Cohen is licensed under a Attribution License.  Based on a work at https://andyg.co/hen
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Question for the next episode: Would you agree that the issue of equality is very polarised? If so, what do you think would happen if we facilitated dialogue between the different poles, 
understood each other's perspectives and thus depolarised the issue? Would it lead to more people understanding the points feminists make or would both camps (feminists and anti-feminists) move more towards each other?

osbian night I'm curious about the difference in social issues between the US and UK, like abortion. I've found there's usually not much strong protest against in it in the UK, while I've heard the 
opposite from the US. I wonder why there's such a difference.

New York Preacher Pregnant Out of Wedlock Says She Won’t Step Down From Pulpit
http://christiannews.net/2016/11/26/new-york-preacher-pregnant-out-of-wedlock-says-she-wont-step-down-from-pulpit/

Vatican newspaper: Allow women to preach
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/vatican-newspaper-allow-women-preach

Texas will now require funeral services whenever a woman has an abortion
http://www.salon.com/2016/11/30/texas-will-now-require-funeral-services-whenever-a-woman-has-an-abortion/

Teresa MacBain Comes Out at American Atheists Convention
https://youtu.be/iRcQMJy-P6c

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