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I have a new piece up on the Blowfish Blog. It’s a different take on the recent ruling upholding the Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage in California. It’s about how the court ruling essentially gives me and Ingrid and about 18,000 same-sex couples in California “special rights”… and what a strange, icky feeling that [...]
Archive for May, 2009
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Blog Carnivals!
May 29th, 2009 
Greta Christina Blog carnivals! Humanist Symposium #37, at She Who Chatters. Carnival of the Godless #117, at State of Protest. Carnival of the Liberals #91, at Crowded Head, Cozy Bed. (And because I missed it, Carnival of the Liberals #90, at Quiche Moraine.) Skeptic’s Circle #111, at Action Skeptics. (And because I missed it last time, Skeptic’s [...]
Is It Okay to Mock Religion?
May 28th, 2009 Greta Christina Is it okay to mock religion? And if so, is it ever not okay to mock religion? I got an interesting question from Ola the other day. She asked: I have a question for you that arose in one of my disputes with a religious person, and it really bothers me. The question is about [...]
Good In Bed
May 27th, 2009 Greta Christina This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. What does it mean to be “good in bed”? This phrase, “good in bed,” has been stuck in my head lately. It’s a phrase I’ve thought about a lot over the years. And I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t like it. I should get [...]
Sex, Culture and Religion with Greta Christina: My Interview with Weird Things
May 27th, 2009 Greta Christina I’ve just done what I think is a very cool interview with Greg Fish of the Weird Things blog (a blog devoted to “exploring science, the strange and the unknown”). Greg read my Skepticâs View of Sexual Transcendence piece on the Blowfish Blog, and asked to interview me about the intersection of sex and religion. [...]
The Prop 8 Ruling: Discrimination as a Constitutional Principle
May 26th, 2009 Greta Christina Today, the California Supreme Court allowed discrimination to be written into the state Constitution. Today, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that changed the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. I’m not just upset about this for my own personal reasons. I’m not just upset because I’m a woman in love [...]
Money Changes Everything: “The Girlfriend Experience”
May 22nd, 2009 Greta Christina I have a new piece up on the Blowfish Blog. It’s a review of the new Steven Soderbergh movie about prostitution, “The Girlfriend Experience.” The piece is titled Money Changes Everything: “The Girlfriend Experience”, and here’s the teaser: I’ll admit I was skeptical. Even biased. When I heard about “The Girlfriend Experience,” a movie about [...]
The “Inappropriate Disclosure Song” Game, and Continued Blog Break
May 21st, 2009 Greta Christina My health problems are mostly cleared up — thanks to everyone for the kind thoughts! But now I’m going out of town to visit friends for the holiday weekend. I’ll try to blog when I’m away, but I can’t promise anything: this blasted blog break may have to go on a couple/few more days. (Driving [...]
Brief Blog Semi-Break/ Shameless Self- Promotion Opportunity
May 19th, 2009 Greta Christina Hi, all. I’m taking an unscheduled break from the blog for a few days. I’m dealing with some health issues: nothing to worry about, nothing life- threatening or anything like that, but I’m in a fair amount of discomfort and my energy and attention span are both very low. I should be okay in a [...]
Abstinence, Birth Control, and the Difference between Theory and Practice
May 15th, 2009 Greta Christina I have a new piece up on the Blowfish Blog. It’s about the idea that abstinence is a 100% effective method of birth control… and what, exactly, is wrong with that idea. It’s titled Abstinence, Birth Control, and the Difference between Theory and Practice, and here’s the teaser: So how effective — really — is [...]
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