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Where are the Young Men?

A visit to your local college or university campus is likely to reveal that a revolution has taken place. On many campuses, young women now outnumber young men, and a gender gap of momentous importance is staring us in the face.

10Feb2010 | Guest Author | 2 comments | Continued
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Shuttle Bus Equality

Including me, six women got on the shuttle. It was the last stop before the bus left the airport terminals for the rental car depot. Every seat was taken. All six of us wrestled our luggage onto the bus and grabbed hold of the overhead rails. The driver hit the gas and the bus began [...]

19Apr2009 | Mary Kassian | 4 comments | Continued
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Re-imagining God in the Shack

Betty Friedan, the main force behind modern day feminism, predicted that the question of the eighties would be: “Is God HE?” The Christa sculpture was the liberal church’s response to the question. And although Evangelical Christians have been much slower to consider female gendered God imagery, the recent phenomenon of the multi-million best-seller, “The Shack,” indicates that Evangelicals, too, are succumbing to the feminist pressure to image God in feminine ways.

6Apr2009 | Mary Kassian | 48 comments | Continued
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Sexting

What do you get when you mix cell phones with a culture of Girls Gone Wild? Sexting.  Sexting is the practice of young women sending text messages of nude or partially nude photos of themselves to their boyfriends or romantic prospects. It’s the newest craze. And it’s getting more and more prevalent.
A survey of 1,280 [...]

3Apr2009 | Mary Kassian | 3 comments | Continued
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Women’s Equality and Shia Law

A new Shia family law signed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai sometime last month would severely restrict women’s rights in Afghanistan. While the Afghan constitution guarantees equal rights for women, it also allows the Shia community, which represents about 10 per cent of the population, the right to settle family law cases according to Shia [...]

2Apr2009 | Mary Kassian | 2 comments | Continued
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Girls Gone Wild!

Girls have gone wild! Our culture has produced a whole generation of Jungle Janes – breast-baring, butt-kicking, in-your-face, my-way-or-highway female aggressors. Countering this trend is the biblical image of a beautiful godly woman. Here are “21 Points of Contrast” to help you compare and contrast the two. Download and print the powerpoint outline. Read the [...]

14Oct2008 | Mary Kassian | 9 comments | Continued