Reassessing Religion through ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Yet, in the fog of Margaret Atwood’s story, I realized that I was being sexualized, just in a different way.
Learning to Love: The Gospel I Saw at the Women’s March
It is not too late to call out for justice and to love in public. It is not too late for us to do the things that Jesus taught us.
Why I Changed My Mind
God is love. And with that simple, beautiful fact, I changed my mind.
Nurturing Peace
Throughout history, we are our best when we strive for peace, fight for justice, and stoke the courage to love.
Shalom In Our Shattered Lives
We will keep dreaming of wholeness in our shattered lives. We will claim that God is with us—because there rests our hope and in our longing.
Domestic Violence and the Church #yesallchurches
JULY 12, 2014 | BY: CAROL HOWARD MERRITT -- Domestic violence is rampant in our country. Women have learned to live in fear. Now, in this important...
Why the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision upsets women and men of faith
JULY 3, 2014 | BY: CAROL HOWARD MERRITT -- The Supreme Court’s decision to side with Hobby Lobby is a setback for all women, but...
Our Addiction to Violence, Reducing the Risks
FEB 17, 2014 | BY: CAROL HOWARD MERRITT -- In light of all the shootings, it seems like we ought to be able to pass gun restrictions. Why...
Root for Humanity! Why our Messy, Recalcitrant Lives are Better than Robots, Drones, and other Human-replacing Technologies
JAN 11, 2014 | BY: CAROL HOWARD MERRITT -- Throughout the movie World’s End, there is hope, because we root for the human. We long for...
Sex, Pills and the Image of God
JAN 4, 2014 | BY: CAROL HOWARD MERRITT -- Even in our Christian theology, we have a terrible tendency to reduce the complicated facets....