The woman made her choice, the priest made a choise that wasn't his to make (perhaps you could answer if you think other people who had sinned since their last confesion took communion that day?)
I think you're forgetting that when most
women make this choice, it's after carefully and painfully considering their entire situation — a situation that you and I know nothing about.
Unfortunately, I think most popular «newsertainment» programs approach issues from a fundamentally conservative point of view — whether it's Larry King looking at anti-vaccine activist Jenni McCarthy like she just landed from Mars or John Stossel and his pals at 20/20 turning their mustaches up at
women making choices that haven't been approved — or made for them — by some male - dominated organization (like the AMA).
Newsflash: While
some women make choices for their births that others don't see the sense of, the best response would be to ask why they made that decision in a balanced manner and get an education rather than judge and scream and accuse, which helps nobody.
Many of
these women made the choice to stay home as long as possible to avoid a c - section since the hospitals they were going to had VBAC bans.
At the same time, we, the community of
women making choices around labour and delivery, desperately need this information.
The survey looked at how
women make the choice, what information they use to make the choice and what choices are actually available to them.
By openly omitting nursing, the media is erasing it as a choice mothers get to make, and forfeit an opportunity to offer the public some insight into how
women make that choice.
Have
a woman make a choice you don't agree with and - without even asking what her reasons are - you jump right in and shame her.
I discovered that when
a woman makes a choice to dress a certain way there is an aspiration behind it.
When
a woman makes her choice of her ideal partner, «The One,» she is making a decision to eliminate other potential partners from her partnership options.
I can't thank you enough for
the Women Making Choices course.
Not exact matches
I want
women to
make their own
choices and to break the mold of what it means to be a
woman in business today.»
«This case is really about whether pregnant
women will continue to be asked to
make the impossible
choice between their jobs and their health.»
One barometer he's set begins in a social scenario — in this case a party — where a
woman is complimented on her dress
choice, and she responds by crediting the luxury designer who
made it, rather than the store where she bought it.
This is a perfectly healthy and valid
choice to
make, according to licensed
women's health nurse practitioner Lena Crandell.
But if
women understand their
choices and the financial consequences that come with them, they can actually
make better decisions and get more out of those
choices.
When I was reluctant to receive that, he pointed me to the
women and children I had rescued, and said, «Every day those
women have a
choice to
make, whether they will live and be defined by shame or by grace».
If I was a black
woman, what
choices could I
make to further marginalize myself?
Is what the
woman sees cast upon her or a
choice she
makes?
To answer your question, «Is what the
woman sees cast upon her or a
choice she
makes?»
(Haredi men and
women here tend to NOT be violent against
choices which are not akin to what they'd
make.)
I explored the Protestant sects and found that they gave
women choices and more power to worship Jesus without feeling ashamed or being
made to feel like second class citizens.
However in my 40's now and counseling many
women who
made foolish
choices like myself.
this young
women is only stating what life
choices she
makes not how anyone else need to.
And even more troubling, in so doing, you are ending the life of one
woman for the sake of another (who 99 % of the time has actively
made the
choices that put her in this position)
woman's convenience («I prefer this quality of life over that one»).
This reader is grateful for our Lord's generous blessings, not least of which is the inspiration of
women who persistently, though perhaps not quietly, handle the daily demands and rewards of living in a community that only recently accorded
women the respect inherent in the ability and permission to
make choices.
I believe it is possible to be a feminist and pro-life, as long as that pro-life ethic does not come with rhetoric that shames, ignores, or vilifies
women for the
choices that they may
make about a legal procedure.
As Christians, we can encourage
women to abstain from premarital sex while also being realistic about the
choices men and
women will likely
make.
Energy expended on attempting to shame a
woman who has
made that difficult
choice could be better spent following Christ's example.
On the one hand, his analysis supports the kinds of arguments that suggest part of the disparity of pay between men and
women stems from the
choices they
make in relation to who they are as men and
women.
Women face contradictory messages, such as traditional notions of femininity contrasted with mainstream norms that encourage women's self - empowerment and choice - ma
Women face contradictory messages, such as traditional notions of femininity contrasted with mainstream norms that encourage
women's self - empowerment and choice - ma
women's self - empowerment and
choice -
making.
Endless talk of «
choices» can itself be confusing and worrying - for both men and
women alike - and a real difficulty for young people in the West today is that of
making a definite commitment: to a job, to a way of life, and, very notably, to marriage.
Used correctly, the purity movement is about a
woman making her own
choices and not being there to only please the man.
And perhaps can't we see that some of the voices are positively affirming
women to
make their own
choices, and others are sending out negative shame messages?
What would be the penalty in Tennessee for any mother who
made the
choice to have an abortion... guess we would either be giving them a lethal injection or have prisons full of
women who chose to have an abortion or attempt to have one.
You insult
women who have
made the horribly difficult
choice to die so that their children could live.
Here's the thing: As
women, we really can
make our own
choices.
Why should not the
choice be
made by the person most directly concerned rather than by the self - righteous busybodies who torment unhappy
women at abortion clinics?
No, the question is whether or not a large corporation, hospital or employer has the right to be a
woman's conscience and
make her
choices and decisions for her.
You don't have a right to judge a
woman who is
making a difficult
choice unless you have been, or could be, in her shoes.
FACT argued that the ordinance reinforced the prevailing prejudices that
women are not interested in sexual expression, that sexually explicit materials are degrading to
women, and that
women can not
make choices about sexual matters for themselves but need the paternalistic protection of the law.
We can not trust individuals, men or
women, to
make rational
choices regarding reproduction.
I don't know what your viewpoint is on someone being gay and a Christian, but let me suggest that you read his book before you talk about the «
choice» Wesley Hill
made to be gay (he didn't), or how his father was abusive or absent (he wasn't), or how Wesley should just «man up» and fall in love with a
woman (he's tried), or get «cured» by reading the Bible and praying more (he probably reads the Bible and prays more than you or I).
The primary reason for this is that it is often
women who find themselves in the midst of almost daily ethical and moral
choices that they are called to
make in their own lives but also in the life of their families or communities.
Mom had identified the stunning irony of a roomful of professional, educated
women critiquing the very movement that
made their careers, their
choices, and perhaps even this conference possible.
As far as attending the marriage ceremony of gay people i have two points of view the first is that that is there
choice to live how they want to but to me that is clearly not Gods best and sin is sin and needs to be repented of but that is my standard not theres.As far as divorced people remarrying why shouldnt they if they have repented of there past God forgives them not condemns them.As he said to the
women caught in adultery do they condemn you and she answers no and he says and neither do i.Go and sin no more.This was not just for the
women causght in adultery this lesson was for every one of us he was addressing our sin publically for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God that being his son Jesus Christ he is telling us that we must
make the same decision to go and sin no more to repent in our hearts and the only way to do that is to give our hearts and lives totally to Jesus Christ other wise we are no better than the hypocrites in JESUS day.brentnz
I am inspired by those men and
women in positions of leadership that
make the
choices for people before profits — for instance, the businesses that provide adequate health care, maternity leave, sick leave and a living wage to their employees.
Yet we feel deep sympathy and empathy for the
woman who agonizes over her
choice, and finally decides that abortion is the best, most caring decision she can
make for herself, the fetus, and other children she may have.
How could it be otherwise, given the almost absolute necessity for a
woman in Regency England to find a suitable mate and the consequences that befell her if she
made a bad
choice?