Posted by Mitra Anoushiravani

Former President Jimmy Carter left the Southern Baptist Convention, a Christian denomination that he had devoted much of his life to serving as a follower, deacon and Bible teacher.  This month Carter made his opinion of the denomination public in an op-ed that ran in The Observer U.K. entitled “The Words of God do not Justify Cruelty to Women.”  In the op-ed, Carter talks about his faith, women’s rights and other religions that have a history of discriminating against women.

Cool Link: GFW grantee partner, Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) published an op-ed about Carter's piece in The Observer, that was written by one of GFW's founders, Frances Kissling.

Mitra Anoushiravani is an intern with the Communications Team at the Global Fund for Women.