Submit, Woman...Powerful book by a wife abused by pastors and ministers. MUST READ

[Ed., ERA Inc has a policy against publicizing others' enterprises. We agreed to break this in this instance as it is a powerful story by minister-husband-abused Jocelyn Andersen, a strong supporter of our Equal Rights Amendment work. Her book is Submit, Woman. Well worth your while through libraries or purchase whether you are questioning your own abuse or just simpatico.] Go, Jocelyn!!

The Warrior Dash

For the next seven months I will be training for the Warrior Dash. The Warrior Dash is a 3 1/2 mile physical challenge attended by thousands. I will be running for ERA.

Why, you ask, is a 55 year old grandmother of eight planning to compete in a mud-crawling, fire-leaping, extreme run from hell?

Well, I’ll tell you....

I will be sludging through the murky waters of “Alligator Alley” in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, which simply reads: Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex….

Do I think I might win? Not likely, but I will happily dash down river in the “Rio Run” in support of Florida families who are cheated of over $4000 per year in income because many Florida wives and mothers still only make 72 cents on the dollar as compared to men.

Do I think I will finish? You bet. I will gladly venture into unknown murky waters in the “Slithering Swamp” in support of every Florida girl and boy who is living in an under-privileged household because their mothers do not receive fair salaries or career advancement opportunities simply because they are women.

I will joyously speed through hundreds of tires in “Knee High Hell” in support of the 3 in 7 retirement age women in Florida who must continue working or live in poverty because they were unable to pay enough into pension plans and social security due to equal pay laws not being enforced.

I will ecstatically scale my way through the thick palmettos in the “Palmetto Prison” in support of fair salaries and career advancement opportunities in support of women.

I will delightedly hustle up and over giant straw bales in “Hay Fever” in support of necessary protection from violence against women

I will cheerfully maneuver over the cargo nets in the “Cargo Climb” in support of a Constitutional Amendment which will secure the birthright of equal treatment for male and female alike. Laws, state ERAs, the 14th Amendment are no guarantee.

I will enthusiastically fight my way through the water and gale force winds in the “Treacherous Typhoon” in support of mobilizing, organizing, and publicizing the swelling need for America’s Equal Rights Amendment which is already in place in every nation created since WWII!

I will zealously sprint to the summit on “Hell’s Hill” in support of propelling society forward by unleashing the talent and energies of ALL people, working together for a civilized society.

I will eagerly leap over the warrior fires of the “Warrior Roast” to enhance the dignity of all humankind by proclaiming equality of women and men under the law in perpetuity.

And I will humbly scramble beneath barbed wire in “Muddy Mayhem” in support of every Florida citizen who does not have equality under the Constitution based on his or her sex. Both sexes should get Honorable Mention in the Constitution representing the citizens’ contract with the United States of America.

Women's Rights + Men’s Rights = Equal Rights = Human Rights

http://jocelynandersen.blogspot.com/2011/06/warrior-dash-for-era.html