Allyson McKinney Timm

Nov 13, 2023 | baptistnews.com | Allyson McKinney Timm |David P. Gushee |Byallyson McKinney Timm

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in , a case about whether abusers subject to domestic violence restraining orders have a Second Amendment right to bear arms. Their decision will reveal whether the Court’s conservative majority, which overturned the right to abortion last year, values the lives of millions of abuse victims — — over the country’s ignoble tradition of sanctioning violence in the home.

May 3, 2023 | redletterchristians.org | Allyson McKinney Timm |Lisa Harper

Editor’s Note: Previously published on RNS on April 27, 2023. It is time to abolish the myth of ‘differently equal’ once and for all. (RNS) — “As pernicious as the racial doctrine of ‘separate but equal.’”That’s how the Rev. Pauli Murray, the civil rights and women’s rights trailblazer, described a legal system that discriminates based on sex. Murray dedicated herself to an extraordinary life of challenging the twin evils of racial and gender discrimination.

Apr 27, 2023 | religionnews.com | Allyson McKinney Timm |Tarunjit Singh Butalia |Lisa Harper

(RNS) — “As pernicious as the racial doctrine of ‘separate but equal.'”That’s how the Rev. Pauli Murray, the civil rights and women’s rights trailblazer, described a legal system that discriminates based on sex. Murray dedicated herself to an extraordinary life of challenging the twin evils of racial and gender discrimination. On Thursday (April 27), Murray’s hopes for human rights inch closer to victory, as a reform she championed comes before the U.S. Senate for a historic vote.

Mar 9, 2023 | sojo.net | Allyson McKinney Timm

THREE YEARS AGO, I joined a struggle for what I view as the most transformational justice reform today: change to the U.S. Constitution. The change I advocate is at once unbelievably simple and profoundly radical: for Americans to agree that all citizens enjoy equal rights under law, whatever their gender or sexual orientation. It’s time to recognize the Equal Rights Amendment. Equality is central to most contemporary theories of justice.