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Confessions of an Ex-Feminist

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This book is a very well-written account of one woman's journey through life. I think many people can relate to her story of rejecting the traditional faith and morals of their childhood, only to realize years later that time-tested values have a purpose and wisdom greater than our own short life experience. The author is not afraid to reveal potentially embarassing inner thoughts and outer actions, which adds to the sincerity of her story. Her explanation of her struggle with her decision regarding childbearing is particularly honest and painful. This book shows how a relatively ordinary life can become an extraordinary story.

This book was a good sharing of life experience. Murray is honest and takes self-responsibility for her life. It is good to find a comfortable resolution to ones ideals and experiences that clash inside. Thanks to Murray for shareing. Thank you for reading this review.

Feminism isn't just for women, and is wasn't confined to the 60's either: I graduated from college in 1998 with Feminist thinking, and a handful of other ideologies, ready to take on the world. If Murray's book had been included in my education, it might not have taken me a decade to see an ugly but well-hidden truth about Feminism: Feminists only defend your freedom if you use it to choose Feminist ideals!

To be a woman--or, I can say from experience, a man--who allows any place at all for any "traditional" role for women is to be a traitor to the cause and an instant outcast (and we could say the same for Marxism, Gender Studies, and a host of other 'liberated' ways of thinking).

But shouldn't a 'feminist' be free to choose what is best for her, not what's best for 'the cause'? Murray addresses this and similar questions with a refreshing frankness and no small amount of humbling self-examination. Poignant without being sappy, and funny in parts without trying too hard, I found the book a straightforward, easy read, but one that still has some hidden gems along the way. There is something here for you whether you're new to Feminist thought, firmly devoted to the cause, or, like Murray and me, have spent your time there and have come around to see its flaws and choose another path for yourself.

Ultimately, this is the story of a Catholic girl becoming a woman who rejects her faith and culture, only to find the 'liberation' she was promised to leave more empty space than fulfillment. For Murray, the answer to real self-awareness and completeness lies in the selflessness and grace found in the Catholic Faith, but one needn't be a Catholic to appreciate Murray's discovery or learn from her experiences.

Who is this for? Catholics and Feminists, lapsed Catholics and lapsed Feminists, and people who know or care nothing about either one but will appreciate a fresh and personal examination of what life, freedom, and self-awareness are really about. If I had a teenager--daughter or son--they wouldn't leave for college without a copy in their hand. What they would do with it, of course, is their liberty to decide.

Great book! Frank look at what so many of us have experienced (or will experience). I highly recommend this book for mothers and daughters to read and discuss together. I promise it will generate dialog!

I thank Lorraine for sharing her journey. I believe there are many other women that can experience healing through this testimony. So much has been lost over the last three decades.

Lorraine is a living proof that it is NEVER too late to turn back to God and ask for his forgiveness. I think her book will help other young women today who are going through a similar journey after experiencing abortion.

I especially loved this book because the author, in being very honest about her own experiences within the Catholic church, spoke directly to my own experiences. It was very validating, in addition to giving a shape to my individual story - a story that so many of us in the tragedy of the post Vatican 2 world, grew up in.

It was good, but it was more of a conversion story than I thought it would be. I was hoping for more info on feminism, but I suppose I should have know that this wasn't the place to get it. Short and very readable. I read it in only about three sittings.

Are you serious? Feminism doesn't say get abortions, sleep around, and reject everything traditional. It says that women are equal to men and should have choices in life. It says that women should be able to do what they want without judgment, which includes being a house wife or having a career. Feminism doesn't say "get an abortion" when you have an unwanted pregnancy. Feminism supports your choice as a woman in the world. Don't want an abortion? Don't get one! I'm a feminist and I would personally not abort unless I was raped or I was in serious danger. I'm a feminist and my mom is a house wife from a Catholic family. I'm a feminist and don't sleep around. But even if I did... feminism is about having that choice to do whatever you want. Feminism is the belief that women and men should be seen as equals. You can be traditional and be a feminist. As long as you believe that women deserve the same rights as men, you're a feminist. As long as you support women who DON'T follow the traditional path and pursue careers, you're a feminist. All this feminism bashing is insane. You must have no idea what feminism is.

Oh, I'm a feminist and I don't hate men!

In a great little book, Lorraine Murray describes another life ruined by the morally corrupt effects of a Feminism based on pseudo, best-of-both-worlds equality. It's hard to believe now, but there was a time when Feminism convinced women that they had a right to share the best jobs in the world but not the worst. To be angry that women earn 82% of what men earn, but to expect men not to be angry that 96% of those killed at work are men. To suggest that it's unfair that the day women earn as much as men do, as many of them must die on the nation's building sites and coal mines as men. Thankfully, this gender fascism is becoming a thing of the past, and now so many ex-feminists are coming out of the woodwork with shattered lives, we must consider what feminism and these ex-feminists can do to repay society for the incredible damage they've caused.

Feminism's four decades of spreading hatred, bigotry, intolerance and misandry will not be forgotten, and they owe a great debt to society. Although this author writes with grace, I'm amazed that years of training in victimology makes so many act as if THEY were victims of feminism! The reality is they were victims of their own arrogance, ignorance and misandry, and while we should lend an ear when some see the error of their ways, we certainly should think hard before deciding what form of restitution these individuals owe to the society they helped destroy.