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As a liberal feminist and a member of the progressive Christian clergy that is trying so hard to change the us-v.-them mentality of the Religious Right, I am very disheartened to see a liberal feminist confirming perceived stereotypes and reinforcing the gulf.
I can deal just fine with the "hot, white, sticky" business. I have sex — frequent good sex that involves hot, white, sticky fluids — and I happen to believe that Mary did too. I am not nearly so comfortable with the accusation of misogyny — *my* misogyny, yet — and I think it's harmful both to John Edwards' campaign and to the efforts of those many thousands of liberal, feminist Christians who share Edwards' hopes for this country.
Yes, Amanda Marcotte, you've got a constitutional right to say it, and I thank God for that. But was that really the best way to use the pulpit you had?
