Archive for March, 2008

S+C | Women in the Bible

Posted in March 29th, 2008

Episode #7 is a mother-daughter discussion of women in the Bible. Heidi Winder, my daughter, raises the question: What’s so scary about women?

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We noted that women in the Bible and throughout Christian history have been marginalized, sexualized, demonized, and marked as incompetent — by men. Men wouldn’t do that if they weren’t scared of something. [...]

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S+C | Is your purpose God-given or self-made?

Posted in March 17th, 2008

by Shirley Paulson in Podcast

Episode #6 is a conversation on purpose with Ellen Price, Assistant Director of the Office of Communications for the Baha’is of the United States.

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Ellen became a Baha’i when she was 25 and feels her new-found religion gave her a clear purpose in life that motivates her profoundly. My life purpose is deeply centered in [...]

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S+C | Social Justice

Posted in March 1st, 2008

by Shirley Paulson in Podcast

Episode #5 is a conversation on social justice with Rev. Stanley Davis, a respected religion leader in Chicago on issues of human justice and equity.

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What inspires both Stan and me in our desire to forward justice is a shared conviction that justice is a divine right for everyone. Stan cites numerous examples from the Bible [...]

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