Fatwa Bans Lesbianism and “Tomboys”
One of Malaysia’s highest Islamic bodies has banned females from dressing or behaving like men and engaging in lesbian sex, saying it was forbidden by the religion.The National Fatwa Council late last week issued its ruling following a two-day meeting that discussed recent cases of young women apparently behaving like men and exhibiting homosexual tendencies, […]
Priest To Hold Nun Beauty Pageant
An Italian priest says he is organizing the world’s first beauty pageant for nuns to erase a stereotype of them as being old and dour.
Antonio Rungi says The Miss Sister Italy online contest will start on his blog in September.
“Nuns are - above all - women, and beauty is a gift from God,” he told […]
Women Demand Opportunity To Become Suicide Bombers
In a demand for sexual equality, Islamic women extremists are insisting that al-Qaeda gives them the right to become suicide bombers and terrorists.
Many women have responded with a mixture of anger and dismay to al-Qaeda No. 2 leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s comments that the terrorist group does not allow women, ignoring the fact that women in […]
Pope Re-confirms Female Priest Ban
The Vatican insisted Friday that it is properly following Christian tradition by excluding females from the priesthood as it issued a new warning that women taking part in ordinations will be excommunicated.
The move dashed the hopes both of women seeking to be priests and of Catholics who see that as an option for a church […]
Ratzinger in America
In the blixity blog today:
Joseph Ratzinger, aka Pope Benedict XVI, head of the Vatican State and 265th Holy Father to Roman Catholics around the world, is headed for America this week. His itinerary begins on 4/15-17 in Washington DC and ends with 3 days in NYC (there goes the weekend…) These are challenging times for […]
