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The Christianity Today women's blog provides news and analysis from the perspective of evangelical women. We cover news stories and books related to international justice and evangelism, pregnancy and sexual ethics, marriage, parenting, and celibacy, pop culture, health and body image, raising girls, and women in the church and parachurch.Her.meneutics is edited by associate editor Katelyn Beaty and online editor Sarah Pulliam.
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Beauty Pageant for Landmine Victims Scrapped
August 11, 2009 9:42 AMThe Cambodian government last week banned the Miss Landmine beauty pageant, slated for Friday in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Government officials initially supported the contest but changed their view, saying the contest would damage “the dignity and honor...
Is it a Sin to Nip and Tuck?
June 2, 2009 9:33 AM"Beauty often wins love. It just does," write Karen Lee-Thorp and Cynthia Hicks in Why Beauty Matters. No wonder women and, increasingly, men are willing to endure the pain and risk of elective cosmetic surgery to attain it. New York...
Donald Trump Says Miss California Can Keep the Crown
May 12, 2009 10:56 AMIf you haven't had enough of Miss California yet, she's still reigning in the news today. Donald Trump, owner of the Miss USA pageant, says Carrie Prejean can keep her crown, even after more racy photos were released online this...
Miss CA Becomes Ad Spokeswoman for Traditional Marriage
May 1, 2009 8:17 AMCarrie Prejean, who received hearty praise from conservative Christian groups for her statement on same-sex marriage in the Miss USA beauty pageant, is appearing in a TV ad for the National Organization for Marriage, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit led by Maggie...
A Campaign for (Kind of) Real Beauty
April 27, 2009 9:07 AMOver the past week, I have mentioned the April issue of French Elle - whose cover features European celebrities without makeup or Photoshop retouching - to nearly every woman I know. Each of them has echoed the sentiments ringing...
The Other Miss California Controversy
April 24, 2009 9:16 AMBy the time a story like Miss California's has been covered on blogs and in tweets for three days, it seems like old news. On Tuesday, the editors at Her.meneutics discussed how to cover 21-year-old Carrie Prejean's answer to celebrity...
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