The politics of abortion has been dominated by extreme views on either side, but now voters are looking for solutions, not slogans.
Women and Girls

'How many of you are both pro-life and against the death penalty?'
The remarkable thing about Renny Golden’s writing is that it provides a bridge of understanding between a silenced, disenfranchised community and those who need to hear what that community
Members of Women’s Will, an Iraqi human rights organization, demonstrate outside the Ministry of Human Rights in Baghdad for better treatment of prisoners.

Uncut Sojourners interview with Desmond Tutu's successor, South African Archbishop Njonkulu Ndungane.

Sex abuse scandal, priest shortages, celibacy, ordaining women: The issues roiling the Catholic Church offer challenges - and hope? - for the future.

An interview with Palestinian leader Hanan Ashrawi on feminism, faith, and the future of the Palestinian cause.
Since 9-11 the capacity of Islam for renewal and change has become a central issue in the complex religious and political give-and-take that now surrounds relations between the West and the Muslim community worldwide.
Five young women—survivors of child and youth sex trafficking in New York City, Chicago, Minneapolis, and San Francisco—came to Washington, D.C., this winter to share their stories and discuss solutions to a problem that affects an estimated 300,000 youth in the United States annually.

I contemplated motherhood well aware that at many points the line between private matters and public affairs was faint and broken.

When you're Christian, progressive, and "pro-life," voting your conscience is often easier said than done.

