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Items in this update:
o Priest refuses to marry family planning employee
o Boyfriend charged with killing unborn babies
o Same-sex benefits in Philadelphia overruled
o Woman uses gun to protect herself from domestic abuse
o Afghan radio bans female singers
o Sex education battle brewing
o Under threat, hotels pull adult films
o State on verge of passing paid leave bill
o Nigerian couple sentenced to stoning
o Stem cell video causes storm in the U.S.
o Couples asked to donate to embryo bank
o Iranian women have new 'rights'
o Polygamist sentenced to 5 years
o Nigeria faces Miss World boycott
o Golf club goes 'ballistic' over feminist request
o Germaine Greer wants veiled war protest
o Single-sex schools -- an idea worth revisiting
o Free gun classes are public service
o Abused women have choices
o Do abortion clinics report statutory rape?
o Sharing the blame for child abuse
o Political correctness in the hymnal
o Put children, not schools, first
o Infertility campaign can't get ad space
o Survey says divorce not happiest outcome
o Protest male-bashing at Dish Network
o The affirmative action debate
o Panel on domestic violence against men
Hello ifeminists:
I am pleased to introduce Dyanne Petersen <http://www.ifeminists.com>
our ifeminist-of-the-month for September and a long-time activist for
personal freedom. Some of you may remember Dyanne. Two years ago, I asked
list-members to write to Dyanne during her imprisonment on a victimless
crime. I'm pleased to report that Dyanne has been back with us, where she
belongs, for some while now and she is working as a manager at Laissez-Faire
Books.
The new editorials have been posted. My FOXNews/ifeminist column
entitled "Calm Down Hootie!"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0903.html>; "When
Separate can be Equal -- and Better" by Tresa McBee
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0903a.html>; "The
Four Fatal Flaws of CEDAW" by Ed Bartlett
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0903b.html>; and,
"O, Mother, Mother" by Sunni Maravillosa
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0903c.html>. thanks
to all the contributors. And enjoy!
For SF fans on the list, a fun discussion is taking place on the main
Bulletin Board about ... well, it is difficult to describe. Multiculturalism
is as good a description as any ;-).
<http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/forum/feminism0209/messages/231680565
.html> Drop in and chat ... or lurk -- your choice.
Now that July and August are memories, I am revving up the Sunday night
chat room again. Nothing is scheduled for this week, but on September 15th
at 9:00 p.m. EST, we'll be back chatting up a storm. I'll announce the
details next week.
Oh, and remember, September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month.
Now ... onto the main event...
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
Priest refuses to marry family planning employee
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Toronto Star
A Roman Catholic church in Alberta refuses to marry a
couple because the bride-to-be works for a family
planning agency. Other priests have criticized the
decision. (8/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/252491510.html
Boyfriend charged with killing unborn babies
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The Citizen
A Georgia man who beat his pregnant girlfriend over two
months ago now faces two felony counts of feticide based
on evidence that the beating caused the deaths of the
twins she was carrying. (08/25/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/357070333.html
Same-sex benefits in Philadelphia overruled
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A state appeals court has struck down a landmark ordinance
that recognized same-sex relationships as "life
partnerships" that should receive marriage benefits. The
court ruled that the ordinance circumvented the state's
power to define marriage. (08/30/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/593849052.html
Woman uses gun to protect herself from domestic abuse
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
A woman involved in a domestic dispute pulled a gun on her
alleged attacker and shot at him repeatedly. (08/29/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/205957182.html
Afghan radio bans female singers
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AP
For the first time since the Taliban regime was ousted nine
months ago, audio and video entertainment deemed
offensive to Islam is being taken off the air. Among the
first offenses eliminated are women singers. (09/01/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/721679871.html
Sex education battle brewing
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Washington Times
Twenty groups who support sex education are urging members
of Congress to spend no new money on abstinence-only
programs, calling them "unproven and harmful." Bush has
requested additional funding for such programs. (09/02/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/417658662.html
Under threat, hotels pull adult films
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati-area hotels are dropping offerings of in-room
adult movies after complaints from anti-pornography
activists sparked police action against some businesses.
Cincinnati and the surrounding area have become
notorious for attacks on sexual expression. (08/29/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/256962407.html
State on verge of passing paid leave bill
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San Jose Mercury News
California stands poised to become the first state in the
nation to force businesses to offer millions of workers
up to six weeks paid time off to care for sick relatives,
newborn babies and adopted children. Workers would be forced
to pay into the program if it is adopted. (08/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/328959450.html
Nigerian couple sentenced to stoning
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Yahoo/AP
"An Islamic court has sentenced a couple to death by
stoning for having an affair, marking the first time in
Nigeria that a man has been sentenced to death for
adultery." (08/29/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/7305961.html
Stem cell video causes storm in the U.S.
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ABC
News interview transcript, exploring claims and
counterclaims regarding the potential for embryonic stem
cell research. (08/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/898476172.html
Couples asked to donate to embryo bank
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Times Online
The British Medical Research Council wants to create the
world's first stem-cell bank. They plan to ask women
undergoing IVF fertility treatment to donate excess
embryos to stock the bank. (08/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/157750614.html
Iranian women have new 'rights'
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Washington Times
A new bill in Iran grants women the right to initiate
divorce proceedings without permission from their
husbands and to be awarded alimony by the courts. It
also sets legal conditions for men to file divorce. (08/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/18756689.html
Polygamist sentenced to 5 years
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MSNBC
Utah polygamist Tom Green has received the minimum sentence
of five years to life in prison for a child "rape" that
occurred when he took his 13-year-old stepdaughter as
his wife 16 years ago. (08/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/254573880.html
Nigeria faces Miss World boycott
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BBC
Nigeria's staging of the Miss World competition is in doubt
after contestants have threatened not to go to the
country, in protest of an Islamic court's ruling that a
single mother must be stoned to death." (08/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/257777887.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Golf club goes 'ballistic' over feminist request
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Women's eNews
by staff
The chair of the Augusta National Golf Club, which hosts
the Masters golf tournament, responded angrily to a
suggestion that the club admit women, saying "there may
well come a day when women will be invited to join our
membership, but that timetable will be ours, and not at
the point of a bayonet." (08/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/836952308.html
Germaine Greer wants veiled war protest
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Sydney Morning Herald
by staff
Germaine Greer has called on the women of Australia to wear
veils in protest against any war on Iraq. (09/02/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/601389432.html
Single-sex schools -- an idea worth revisiting
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Boston Globe
by Karen Stabiner
"A bipartisan amendment to the No Child Left Behind Act
lists dozens of 'innovative' programs designed to
jump-start a lethargic public school system, and
single-sex programs and schools are among them." (09/01/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/608349793.html
Free gun classes are public service
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The Advocate
by editorial staff
"We commend organizers responsible for free handgun safety
classes for Baton Rouge area women conducted this
weekend and planned again Saturday ... Almost 300 women
have signed up to take one of the safety classes, and
more than 100 of them participated in one of the two
sessions already conducted." (08/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/839410363.html
Abused women have choices
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ifeminists
by Wendy McElroy
Many intelligent, adult women consciously choose to stay in
an abusive relationship. (08/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/423488909.html
Do abortion clinics report statutory rape?
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Citizen Magazine
by Karla Dial
An undercover investigation reveals that abortion clinic
workers know what statutory rape is and the laws
requiring them to report it. Yet most of the time, they
say nothing. (09/02/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/447843275.html
Sharing the blame for child abuse
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SF Gate
by Keith Thompson
Thompson takes Carol Delaney to task for her claims that
child abuse is perpetrated by men. He argues that
violence is unfairly seen as masculine and provides
evidence refuting the notion that women are nonviolent. (08/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/118908746.html
Political correctness in the hymnal
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Times Record News
"My opinion, if certain hymns offended some people, they
did not have to sing them; they could have written new
ones. Instead, the P.C. police were allowed to rewrite
beautiful, traditional songs that many of us loved, just
the way they WERE." (08/25/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/153168138.html
Put children, not schools, first
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Cascade Policy Institute
by Nick Weller
"The bipartisan No Child Left Behind education bill is
unlikely to achieve its stated aims. However, it has
helped show that many associated with government schools
are more interested in preserving power than improving
education." (8/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/330109597.html
Infertility campaign can't get ad space
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Washington Post
by Rick Weiss
"For the second year in a row, an advertising campaign
designed to educate people in their twenties and
thirties about how to prevent infertility has run into
trouble." The National Organization for Women has been
vigorously opposing the ads, accusing them of using
"scare tactics." (08/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/249506437.html
Survey says divorce not happiest outcome
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The Age
by Bettina Arndt
New evidence suggests that toughing out an unhappy marriage
until it turns around may be a better bet for a
contented life. A University of Chicago study has found
that about 2/3 of spouses who stuck it out were happy
five years on. But only 1/2 who divorced could make the
same claim. (08/29/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/10756213.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Action Opportunities <==
Protest male-bashing at Dish Network
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Mensactivism
September 30, 2002
A Dish Network ad pokes fun at violence against men. Let
them know you don't appreciate such "humor."
http://www.free-market.net/rd/505290001.html
For more Action Opportunities see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/actions/
==> Online Books and Collections <==
The affirmative action debate
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Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy
An overview of the history and arguments surrounding
affirmative action in America.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/82949225.html
For more Online Books and Collections see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/e-texts/
==> Events <==
Panel on domestic violence against men
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Mensactivism
October 17, 2002
The Queens Women's Network is organizing a panel on
domestic violence against men. To attend or become a
panelist, email Peter Allemano.
mailto:PAllemano@cravath.com
http://www.free-market.net/rd/699422188.html
For more Events see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/events/
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