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"Yes, it's important that their dad is a feminist, because now that's what they expect of all men." "Forcing people to adhere to outmoded, rigid notions of identity isn’t good for anybody—men, women, gay, straight, transgender, or otherwise," he wrote. "These stereotypes limit our ability to simply be ourselves." "That’s what 21st-century feminism is about: the idea that when everybody is equal, we are all more free."

I am a feminist. My husband is a feminist...I’m raising my son to be a feminist because he will be a better person for it. Instilling the value of gender equality from birth means that he will support his twin sister, his friends, and his daughters should he ever have them. Raising my son a feminist means he will be better equipped to operate in a world where women are increasingly and rightfully in positions of power, and he will relish the benefits that brings to everyone.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum condemned the U.S. treatment of Syrian refugees on Thursday and compared their plight to the ordeal of Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust..."We cannot and should not blame [refugees] for the actions of an evil terrorist organization," ...Georgette Bennett, the president of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding and the daughter of Holocaust survivors, said that U.S. politicians' opposition to receiving Syrian refugees reminded her of "the refusal to allow the passengers of the St. Louis to disembark in an American port, sending them back to Europe -- many to their deaths."

In Ohio, Reverend Laura Young says she believes pro-life protesters in front of Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities have “misguided faith.”...In Ohio, Reverend Laura Young says she believes pro-life protesters in front of Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities have “misguided faith.”...Young also says religious groups are fueling the so-called war on women. She explained, “Women are being attacked at a moral level by the radical Religious Right. They’ve hijacked the political discussion. This event is an opportunity for progressive religious leaders to stop the silence. We need to be in the conversation.”...The abortion reverend heads up a group...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s fierce defense of the affirmative action efforts like the ones that helped move her from a Bronx housing project to the upper echelons of American law found renewed voice Tuesday in an impassioned dissent that accused colleagues of trying to “wish away” racial inequality — and drew a tart response from Chief Justice John G. Roberts

The U.S. Army is coming under fire for changes to its appearance and grooming standards, which some say discriminates against black women who wear their hair natural...Within and outside of the Army, women of color have been calling the guidelines racially biased. A White House petition has amassed more than 3,000 signatures to date requesting that the Army reconsider...Unauthorized hairstyles now include twists, dreadlocks, Afros and braids that are more than a quarter-inch thick – styles commonly worn by many African-American women...Army veteran "Tonya" [name has been changed to protect identity], who has dreadlocks...

Did aliens create the human race? If so, does that negate the existence of God? Or, did God create the aliens? Despite the advancement of science and technology, Marshall-Green believes that humans will always have faith -- even if it’s one day proven that aliens were our creators, not God. “I absolutely think that religion will always be a part of humanity, because it was one of the first inventions of man,” he said.

The Maryland priest who denied communion to a lesbian at her mother’s funeral is being stripped of his priestly faculties and “placed on administrative leave,” according to a letter from the Archdiocese signed by auxiliary Bishop Barry Knestout... According to a source close to the incident who spoke with LifeSiteNews, Johnson’s lesbian lover physically blocked Fr. Guarnizo from speaking further with Johnson when she abruptly left the sacristy following this introduction. When Johnson presented herself for Communion, the priest refused to give it to her, although she ended up receiving from an extraordinary minister. It was later revealed that Johnson...

Any good explanations for this - I am stumped? This was posted on a Latino group on Facebook that is trying to slander conservatives. If there are any "Latino" or "Hispanic" conservatives and or Republicans here on FR please come to "Being Latino" on Facebook because we need Freepers in the culture war against socialist Latinos. Latino conservatives are getting beat up there because there are not too many of us in that group. Thanks!

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Foreign Ministry has attacked America's human rights record in its first report on injustice elsewhere in the world, offering examples such as the Guantanamo Bay prison and wrongful death row convictions to paint the U.S. as hypocritical for lecturing other nations on the subject of rights.

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The Talmud, with its share of rabbinic repudiations against Jesus, was never a big fan of Christmas. Call it the Grinch. Indeed, the rabbis looked at it as a day of mourning—perhaps due to the suffering that Jews encountered in Jesus' name throughout history. And Christmas Eve—named "Nittel Nacht" by Jewish scholars in the 17th century—took on a life of its own. The Jewish community has long had a tense relationship with Christmas. You wouldn't know it by the two main customs observed by many 21st-century Jews on Dec. 25: eating Chinese food and being the first to see the...

I know it's 2 years old, but couldn't get over how ghoulish and creepy she looks supporting abortion and all the time with that smug smirk on her face. Scary.

I tell them about the Dream Act,” said Miriam Gonzalez, 23, who has been registering voters at Latino supermarkets like Ranch Market and Food City, referring to the White House-backed legislation that would provide young Hispanic students a path to citizenship but has been stalled by Republican opposition in Congress. “I keep talking, and then people register... The voting-age population of Hispanics in Arizona has surged over the last nine years to 845,000 from 455,000 and now constitutes 19 percent of Arizona residents of voting age. Though Hispanics have not turned out at high levels in past years Given the...

Video link: http://youtu.be/poNilLyCyCs Watch the video all the way. He says some surprising things on gender for a gay man. And he actually notes the differences between men and women, and gender integrity and to accept responsibility for that. And Jennifer Ewing is smoking hot!

The bossman Uncle Rush has been down at Occupy Wall Street everyday supporting the peaceful protests. Since the protests started over a month ago, a slew of celebs have been seen supporting the movement including Gossip Girls' Penn Badgley, actress Susan Sarandon and rapper Kanye West, just to name a few. Uncle Rush tweeted: "Look who's @ the protest. @katyperry and her husband what's his name. :-) send him a hey russell" It looks like Russell Brand and Katy Perry are down there right now. Known for lending their name to causes they believe in, Katy and Russell have decided...

Girls the world over often go through a "princess phase," enthralled with anything pink and pretty — most especially the Disney princesses. When it happened to Peggy Orenstein's daughter Daisy, the contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine stepped back to examine the phenomenon. She found that the girlie-girl culture being marketed to little girls was less innocent than it might seem, and can have negative consequences for girls' psychological, social and physical development.

Who does PP target more to get abortions? And who benefits from it in a big way if you really realize it. http://revista.tumblr.com/private/6002903798/tumblr_lm0ma9qX2h1qehm46

Father of two girls, President Barack Obama says he wants to improve the status of women in the United States.

Katie Couric can't wait for the new Fall program schedules in a new Moslem America. How I Stoned Your Mother The Good, The Bad, and The Jewish The Mosques of Madison County The Ransom is Right The Battle of the Network Janissaries J*I*H*A*D Leave it to Allah Laverne & Shari'a That 7th Century Show Mohammed in the Middle How I Met Your Martyr Allah Knows Best 72's Company I Dream of Jihad. Beheaded. The Merry Terror More Show. The Flintstonings. Joanie Loves Karachi. Happy Jihads Allah in the Family. Sharia Trek Twelfth Imam, Where Are You? Close Encounters of the...