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Porn for the Privileged

Melinda Selmys

Years ago, when I was a young radical feminist, I recall marching in the annual Take Back the Night Rally in my hometown. We marched through the streets, occasionally...

James Joyce: Right About the Church?

Melinda Selmys

In the opening line of James Joyceโ€™s Ulysses, stately, plump Buck Mulligan bears โ€œa bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.โ€ Holding the bowl...

What I Mean By Acceptance

Melinda Selmys

I posted aย  review on the First Things website of Michael Vorisโ€™ “FBI: Homosexuality,” ย and itโ€™s raised a few hackles in the com-box. My basic thesis is the Vorisโ€™...

How to Speak About Homosexuality

Melinda Selmys

Michael Voris’ “ FBI (Faith Based Investigation) into Homosexuality ,” a 94-minute video he recently released on his website ChurchMilitant.tv , was not easy for me to watch. It...

The Pastoral Response to Homosexuality

Melinda Selmys

In his September 1, 2011 column “Gay and Christian,” Russell Saltzman addressed my article in the New Oxford Review , in which I sketched a brief history of homosexual...