Home Menu
  • Arts
    • Ballet
    • Books
    • Movies
  • Feminism
  • History
  • Politics
  • Religion
    • Atheism
  • Reproductive Health

Ripening Reason

History, politics, and culture from a feminist perspective

Posts in Category ‘Atheism’

  • February 3, 2013
  • 1 comment

Forward Thinking: Mourning Death Collectively

This is the second entry in the Forward Thinking series, a values development project organized by Libby Anne of Love, Joy, Feminism and Dan Fincke of Camels with Hammers. The first question dealt with the meaning of civic responsibility. This … Read more →

  • Posted in: Atheism, Religion
  • Share
    • Tweet
  • December 7, 2012
  • 2 comments

Share This Chain Letter or You’ll Go to Hell

It’s always a little disappointing when a Facebook friend you like puts up a post that expresses views you really don’t like. This time it was a chain letter that apparently originated with “holiday confessions” by CBS presenter Ben Stein, but … Read more →

  • Posted in: Atheism, Religion
  • Share
    • Tweet
  • October 25, 2012
  • 0 comments

Sexism in the Skeptic Community

I’m not very deep into the skeptic/atheist community, and I’ve never been to an atheist conference. I’ve been reading atheist blogs for a few months now, and I’ve heard a lot about sexual harassment at atheist conferences, and the fall-out … Read more →

  • Posted in: Atheism, Feminism
  • Share
    • Tweet
  • June 5, 2012
  • 2 comments

Atheism, Religion, and Anger

The Huffington Post is running an article by Keli Goff titled “Would an Agnostic Make the Best President?“, which unfortunately contains the tired ‘all atheists are angry’ trope.  I was going to comment on the article, but I think I’ll … Read more →

  • Posted in: Atheism, Religion
  • Share
    • Tweet

Popular Posts

  • Girls May Not Be Women, But They Can Still Get Pregnant
  • Were Ballet Dancers Prostitutes?
  • Suffragist of the Day: Charlotte Woodward, c. 1829-1921
  • Did Women Vote for Prohibition? In Which I Analyze Internet Comments
  • Grrr.
  • Marriage, a History: Prehistory
  • Chivalry, Class, and Race
  • Ballet and Prostitution, Again
  • Statutory Rape
  • Marriage, a History: The Ancient World
Tweets by @RipeningReason

Recent Posts

  • Fun History Stuff: The Rite of Spring
  • Fun History Stuff: 19th Century Photographs
  • Connect the Dots
  • I’m on Medium Now
  • Forward Thinking: What Is the Purpose of Public Education?
  • Who Needs Historical Accuracy?
  • Conservative Biceps
  • Marriage, a History: The Victorians
  • Marriage, a History: The Peasants
  • Marriage, a History: Christianity and Royal Power
  • Marriage, a History: The Ancient World
  • Mastiff, Finally
  • I Started a Second Blog
  • Really? Notarized?
  • Be a Good Bystander

Popular Tags

2012 election abortion anti-contraception anti-feminism atheism ballet books of my childhood chivalry Christian patriarchy Christine de Pizan contraception domestic violence Early 20th C Enlightenment ethics etiquette feminist thinkers film Forward Thinking fun history stuff gendered violence good books for girls international stuff Mary Wollstonecraft media medieval Olympics popular culture pregnancy Prohibition rape rape culture religion reproductive rights sex ed sexism sexual harassment sexual violence in war street harassment unnecessary products Victorian war women's suffrage words mean things World War II Letters

Recent Comments

  • Rachel Marcy on Girls May Not Be Women, But They Can Still Get Pregnant
  • Rachel Marcy on Marriage, a History: The Victorians
  • Lucreza Borgia on Marriage, a History: The Victorians
  • wordsp1nner on Girls May Not Be Women, But They Can Still Get Pregnant
  • Lucreza Borgia on Really? Notarized?

Categories

  • Arts (48)
    • Ballet (9)
    • Books (22)
    • Movies (15)
  • Feminism (158)
  • History (88)
  • Politics (72)
  • Religion (23)
    • Atheism (4)
  • Reproductive Health (10)
  • Sexuality (30)
  • Uncategorized (22)
Books and movies I've discussed:
© Rachel Marcy. Terms and Conditions. Disclaimer. Top ↑