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Items in this update:
o Social worker lies about murdered boy
o Bangladesh garment workers taste freedom
o Pro-life challenge to embryo testing
o Israel bans sex on TV
o Gays race conservatives on marriage amendment
o The courage of a gang rape victim
o Transsexual wins right to marry from EU court
o Second family probed for spanking
o Ontario must recognize 'gay' marriage
o Boy's ordeal led to rape scandal
o Aftermath of Catholic church sex scandal
o Update on Nikolas Emerson
o Digital photography and domestic violence
o Playboy targets Worldcom women
o Hooray for Hootie
o Women sue diocese over priest's alleged abuse
o Two children the system failed
o The end of herstory
o Church of England shifts on marriage issues
o Berkeley, lay off the coffee
o Men boycott marriage
o PC journalists hound a good man to death
o The big scare
o Vow-to books
o Dare to offend
o Police pay for revealing sex change
o Associated Newspapers accused of promoting prostitution
o Protest the commercialization of torturing men
o Clergy for Choice
o Background data sources for father's rights
Hello ifeminists:
Several father's rights advocates effectively debunked the California
NOW "Family Court Report 2002" that aimed at reforming the family court
system in order to root out alleged anti-woman bias. It was so effective
that the Report has become a PR disaster for CANOW and PC feminism. Since
the battle was joined by ifeminists through the "ifeminist" column on FOX
News, much of the furious backlash has been directed this way. Hmm...I guess
we are having an impact. At least, judging from the virulence of the
backlash. Judge for yourself. <http://www.free-market.net/rd/46312943.html>
The ifeminists main BB is bubbling along and bursting at the seams so
that archiving has become a weekly event. What's being discussed? Well for
one thing, Mrs. du Toit is quite properly admonishing us to use proper
methodology in presenting evidence and arguments lest we become CANOW-like.
<http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/forum/feminism0207c/messages/79095033
9.html>. Sarah Baker is ... on second thought, if you want to know what
Sarah is saying, drop on by. Lurkers are welcome.
The editorials have been posted on the front page: "It is Time to
Privatize Marriage" by me
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0716.html>; and,
"'Virtual Visitation' is no Substitute for a Father" by Glenn Sacks and
Dianna Thompson
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0716a.html>.
Fair warning ... the InsiderUpdate will not be shipped out next week
because I will be out of town, lecturing.
Now...onto the main event...
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
Social worker lies about murdered boy
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CNN
Another scandal has erupted at Florida's embattled child
welfare agency. A caseworker turned herself in for lying
about visiting a child and reporting he was alive and
well on the very day he was killed. (07/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/527901451.html
Bangladesh garment workers taste freedom
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Women's eNews
"The hours are long, the wages are low and the conditions
hazardous, yet Bangladeshi women are finding their
garment industry wages provide them visibility and even
authority in a society that once ignored them." (07/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/292520448.html
Pro-life challenge to embryo testing
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BBC
A pro-life campaigner has been given the go-ahead for a
legal challenge to the selection of test-tube embryos to
provide a match for a sick sibling. She may now launch a
High Court battle over "designer babies." (07/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/303570989.html
Israel bans sex on TV
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BBC
The Israeli parliament has banned cable and satellite
broadcasters from showing pornography. The vote unified
Arab parties with right-wing and religious Jewish
parties (07/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/941220877.html
Gays race conservatives on marriage amendment
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Washington Times
Advocates for legally recognized same-sex marriages are
moving toward their goal, racing against a countermove
to amend the U.S. Constitution to say marriage is
between a man and woman. (07/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/381635932.html
The courage of a gang rape victim
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Sydney Morning Herald
A gang rape victim who pushed herself through the harrowing
ordeal of prosecuting her attackers did it because she
just couldn't "let them get away with it." (07/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/717423526.html
Transsexual wins right to marry from EU court
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BBC
A British transsexual has won her battle in the European
Court of Human Rights to be recognized as a woman,
despite British laws that do not recognize a sex change
as legally valid. The ruling does not override UK law
which conflicts with the court decision. (07/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/725324778.html
Second family probed for spanking
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National Post
As a controversial "child-protection hearing" resumes, a
second family from the Church of God Restoration is
being investigated on the same charge. (07/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/730455277.html
Ontario must recognize 'gay' marriage
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National Post
A three-judge panel in Ontario has ruled that prohibiting
gay couples from marrying is unconstitutional and
violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But the
ruling has been suspended for two years to give
Parliament time to redefine the term "marriage." (07/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/523131207.html
Boy's ordeal led to rape scandal
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Sydney Morning Herald
The court sentence of "gang rape" for a Pakistani woman
that has caused international furor appears to have
begun with another crime. According to an investigation,
3 higher-caste tribesman sodomised her 11-year-old
brother, and then tried to cover up what they had done. (07/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/267992782.html
Aftermath of Catholic church sex scandal
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Washington Times
Some American Catholic bishops are struggling to sweeping
new policies to keep priests who molest children away
from parishioners but it is not clear whether the new
policies are compatible with Catholic tradition. (07/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/292653858.html
Update on Nikolas Emerson
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Alive and Well
Over two years ago, Nikolas Emerson was at the center of a
landmark legal battle: Maine's Department of Human
Services sued for custody of Nik because Emerson
wouldn't treat him with the AIDS medicine. The State
lost and, so far, Nik is doing well. (07/14/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/299394245.html
Digital photography and domestic violence
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Salon
Digital photography is revolutionizing the prosecution of
domestic violence cases, in some cases making the
difference between a misdemeanor and a felony charge. (07/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/47093808.html
Playboy targets Worldcom women
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News.com
In its July issue, thw women of Enron bared it all. Now
Playboy has invited female employees of beleaguered
WorldCom have been invited to pose in an upcoming issue. The
women of Arthur Andersen are included in the invitation. (07/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/32351784.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Hooray for Hootie
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Strike the Root
by Duke Heberlein
"To Hootie Johnson and the members of Augusta National Golf
Club, please continue to stand firm for your rights of
private property ownership and free association." (07/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/824174569.html
Women sue diocese over priest's alleged abuse
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Women's eNews
by Elizabeth Mehren
"A group of five women has brought one of the first
lawsuits accusing a priest of sexual abuse. More women
are expected to join in, and this case may signal a new
tide of accusations against the Catholic clergy -- this
time for abusing girls." (07/14/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/290010363.html
Two children the system failed
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Sydney Morning Herald
by Adele Horin
At least two children have died in recent years when the
Department of Community Services unsuccesfully tried to
pass on its responsibilities. Professor Patrick
Parkinson, an authority on children's law, described the
buck-passing as "the biggest problem in child
protection." (07/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/299750777.html
The end of herstory
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City Journal
by Kay S. Hymowitz
Second wave feminism -- '60s and '80s feminism -- is not
simply suffering from a P.R. problem. It's just over. As
in finished. Make way for a new generation of women with
new questions and solutions. (06/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/993895324.html
Combat AIDS in Africa with sexual equality
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Sunspot
by Chalya Lar
Women's lack of power is a significant factor in Africa's
AIDS crisis. The culture and legal system must change to
allow women greater sexual equality. (07/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/745536664.html
Church of England shifts on marriage issues
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Spiked Online
by Jennie Bristow
"The Church of England has overturned its ban on marrying
divorcees in church. And, just to keep its options open,
the Church has also discussed allowing vicars to marry
couples outside a church premises." (07/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/750667595.html
Berkeley, lay off the coffee
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St. Petersburg Times
by staff
"In Berkeley, Calif., where political correctness is a
communicable disease, they've finally gone too far."
Soon, when you ask for a "cup of coffee" and they may
laugh you out of town or maybe arrest you. (07/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/574163735.html
Men boycott marriage
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MensNewsDaily
by Stephen Baskerville
Why are men showing a resistance to marriage? "Virtually
every American now knows a father whose life has been
taken over and destroyed by a divorce court." (07/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/257492250.html
PC journalists hound a good man to death
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Thbook Service
by staff
Jerry Bledsoe's book "Death By Journalism" tells a story.
"It started out as an innocuous Civil War history course
at a community college. But before it was over, the
nation's PC bloodhounds had run amok and vilified an
innocent man all over the nation, contributing to his
untimely death." (07/14/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/263162578.html
The big scare
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Sydney Morning Herald
by Germaine Greer
The medical profession has a long history of frightening
women and serving them badly. The Hormone Replacement
Therapy controversy is just the latest example. It was
lauded as a near-miracle cure for the "ills" of aging
but now it is being linked to major medical problems. (07/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/286303640.html
Vow-to books
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Washington Monthly
by Lynda McDonnell
Liberals and conservatives agree that the institution of
marriage needs help. But neither side knows what to do
about it. McDonnell reviews some of the recent books
offering vow-to advice. (07/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/30982658.html
Dare to offend
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Ad Week
by Eleftheria Parpis
Political correctness is stifling advertising. That's why
some are applauding one of the hotter controversies at
Cannes this year -- the awarding of the print Grand Prix
to an ad deemed juvenile, sophomoric, sexist and crude. (07/08/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/53474169.html
Police pay for revealing sex change
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The Scotsman
by David Cox
A former beauty queen has been paid $55,000 in damages as a
result of a police officer telling her husband that she
was actually a man. The police used privileged
information to break up her marriage and, then, to
destroy her business. (07/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/38622142.html
Associated Newspapers accused of promoting prostitution
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The Guardian
by Ciar Byrne
"The Sunday Express has launched a vicious attack on the
Express group's arch rival, Associated Newspapers, owner
of the Daily Mail, accusing the publisher of promoting
prostitution by accepting advertising for massage
parlours in some of its publications." (07/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/63764868.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Action Opportunities <==
Protest the commercialization of torturing men
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Progressive Insurance
A Progressive Insurance ad shows a woman creating a voodoo
doll of her ex and injuring him in various ways. Let PI
know that torturing men doesn't sell its product to you.
Contact information is at the URL.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/31502169.html
For more Action Opportunities see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/actions/
==> Institutes, Organizations, and Clubs <==
Clergy for Choice
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CFC
"The Clergy for Choice Network of the Religious Coalition
for Reproductive Choice is a national registry of clergy
of all faiths who are dedicated to preserving
reproductive rights, including abortion, and freedom for all."
http://www.free-market.net/rd/63773171.html
For more Institutes, Organizations, and Clubs see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/organizations/
==> Online Resource Directories <==
Background data sources for father's rights
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Glenn Sacks
A work in progress, this site offers the source material
for statistics commonly used to support father's rights.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/556428284.html
For more Online Resource Directories see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/homepages/
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