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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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I heard a Chr<strong>is</strong>tian woman once say, “The Word of God <strong>is</strong>not a salad bar. You can’t choose what you want and leave the restbehind.” True. Neither <strong>is</strong> God a blank page on which a woman candraw her own image and color according to her preference. Yet, that<strong>is</strong> what <strong>is</strong> happening in the lives of women.The woman from the bookstore and the goddess worshiperat the abortion clinic, are not the only women creating their ownspirituality. Hallie, quoted in the femin<strong>is</strong>t spirituality workbook, AGod Who Looks Like Me, explained her religious exploration th<strong>is</strong>way, “I imagine an empty table upon which I can try out differentimages and concepts of a God of my understanding. I d<strong>is</strong>card thosethat don’t feel absolutely right.” 17The premier <strong>is</strong>sue of Women’s Faith and Spirit magazinereported a survey by DYG, Inc., in which 66% “of women describe17Patricia Lynn Reilly (includes an interview with Hallie), A God WhoLooks Like Me: D<strong>is</strong>covering a Woman­Affirming Spirituality (NewYork: Ballantine Books, 1995), 177.11

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