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Random thoughts, personal notes, bits of humor, cultural commentary and the blatantly political all appear here. While I can hardly claim that anything I opine is uninfluenced by my theological proclivities, I also cannot claim that my theology is untouched by who I am as a white, North-American, middle-class feminist from the left-coast. This is the place for commentary that makes no claim to necessarily be 'orthodox', much less 'Orthodox.'

So I will know my people's plight

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— mariagwyn @ 9:32 pm
Wed
03 Dec 2008
Show me the suffering of the most miserable;
So I will know my people's plight.
Free me to pray for others;
For you are present in every person.

The Change we Seek

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— mariagwyn @ 12:23 pm
Wed
05 Nov 2008

There is really nothing I can add to the flurry of excellent commentary which has erupted on the internet since last night.

"Conservative Feminism"?

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— mariagwyn @ 3:02 pm
Mon
20 Oct 2008

Perception vs. Reality: A Rant

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— mariagwyn @ 12:56 am
Tue
30 Sep 2008

This is, as the title indicates, a rant. A long rant. A peevish, ridiculous, adolescent rant. Having clarified the emotional maturity of what follows, let me begin.

Talking Right, Stumbling Left

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— mariagwyn @ 9:39 am
Sat
27 Sep 2008

W.

Sr. Katrina - Memory Eternal

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— mariagwyn @ 9:55 pm
Wed
20 Aug 2008

Sr. Katrina - Coffin Lid: Sr. Katrina's coffin lid, with lilacs painted by Sr. Cecelia.Sr. Katrina - Coffin Lid: Sr. Katrina's coffin lid, with lilacs painted by Sr. Cecelia.

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"Your Whiteness is Showing"

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— mariagwyn @ 10:13 pm
Wed
18 Jun 2008

A (somewhat) funny and scathing open letter by Tim Wise to white women voting for McCain as a protest against the sexist treatment of Hillary Cli

Hillary and Sexism?

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— mariagwyn @ 11:11 pm
Sun
08 Jun 2008

You decide:
From Unfogged

"But I am a woman..."

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— mariagwyn @ 11:40 pm
Sat
07 Jun 2008

On May 20th, 12:56 am, I complete my Oregon Ballot, and cast my vote in the Democratic Primary. I was so conflicted that I left the presidential candidates for last.

Bells!

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— mariagwyn @ 12:50 pm
Tue
27 May 2008

This weekend I was up in Seattle for the fabulous NW Folklike festival, which really deserves a post all its own, but probably won't get one this time around. On Sunday I decided to visit St.

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