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On January 20th, 2017, TV viewers were shocked by the stark contrast between the pomp and grandeur of the Presidential inauguration and the angry, violent protests in the nearby streets. At its great civic moments, America calls on the law of God, seeks his blessing in prayer and asks its officials to swear on the Bible. In no other US inauguration ceremony was more honor given to the God of that Bible. More peaceful, but far more ideological were the huge feminist marches of January 21st. These were no mere political reaction to the macho braggadocio of Trump. In fact,...

Feminists have a bad habit of conflating voluntary sexual relations with rape, and here we go again. The Family Violence Prevention Fund's new youth rape study claims that "Nearly One in Five Young Women Have Experienced Forced Intercourse." Sounds terrible, right? Except that much of what they call "forced intercourse" (i.e. rape) is not forced. According to Child Trends, who conducted the study for the FVPF, the "Types of Force Used" include: 1) "verbal pressure" 2) "being given alcohol or drugs" 3) "being told the relationship would end as a means of forcing intercourse." I certainly don't believe that verbally...

In Part One, I offered two reasons for the increasing exposure of young women's bodies. One was the loss of female roles and identity, leading many young women to announce they are females in the only way left to them -- by showing their body. The other was the near-extinction of the concept of femininity, including the demise of feminine dress.The ending of sex-based roles, probably the major goal of feminism, has brought some blessings, but it has also harmed countless lives. Roles, to use the most venerated word in feminism, empower both sexes.As much as feminists may disdain the...

Nesting urge won't remove cause of fears Women should fight for real control, not hide behind knitting needles Tonya Jameson Experts call it "nesting" or "cocooning." I call it revenge of the home-ec teachers. Women in their 20s and 30s are knitting, sewing, cooking and embracing all kinds of do-it-yourself projects. But knitting is the hottest in this craze. Young women are doing it on New York subways, Los Angeles movie sets and in Charlotte homes. Cultural experts say the current frenzy feeds a desire to feel safe after the Sept. 11 attacks rattled Americans' sense of security. But the...