Podcast appearances and mentions of Hope Against Hope

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Ruthie Kim teaches from Romans 4:1-21 on how Abraham's story reveals that God justifies the ungodly by grace through faith, and invites us to hope in His goodness. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4uukjYm

“Pessimism is not fatalism. Fatalism is the belief that things will always necessarily be worse. Pessimism is the belief that things will probably get worse. Within that ‘probably,' it opens up space for action.” — Gal Beckerman In the first months of Trump II, Gal Beckerman watched American society do something that shocked him: comply. In one pathetic example after another, prominent law firms, universities, and senior federal employees buckled to every Trumpian whim. America appeared unable to resist authoritarianism. There were no dissidents. Thus How to Be a Dissident. Beckerman's new manual of resistance is inspired by history's more insistent dissenters — from Mandelstam and Solzhenitsyn to Navalny, Ai Weiwei, Thoreau, Havel, the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, and demonstrators on the streets of Minneapolis. The quiet manifesto focuses on what Beckerman considers the ten most essential qualities of how to be a dissident: Be alone. Be pessimistic. Be funny. Be reckless. Be watchful. Pessimism, above all. Not fatalism — the belief that things will always necessarily be worse — but the belief that things will probably get worse. Optimism, in Beckerman's mind, undermines urgency and thus enables passivity. Pessimism forces resistance. It's the first lesson in how to be a dissident. Five Takeaways •       Moral Nausea: Beckerman's term for the feeling most of us recognise but most of us suppress: seeing something wrong — a neighbour treated badly, a homeless person in a terrible situation, a dead child in a newspaper — and knowing ourselves somehow implicated. Most of us swallow it back down. We don't do anything. We try not to think about it. The dissident is the person who doesn't. What separates them, Hannah Arendt argued after studying Germans who resisted the Nazis, is a single question: can I live with myself? If the answer is no — if living with myself would mean living with a murderer — the dissident acts. That question, and the refusal to avoid it, is what makes a dissident a dissident. •       The Pre-Political: Havel's definition of where dissidence begins: not in ideology or revolution, but in the defence of whatever allows a human life to feel normal. For Havel, it started with a rock band — the Plastic People of the Universe, arrested for playing unauthorised concerts in communist Czechoslovakia. They weren't political. They sang about drinking beer. But they were gathering people together outside state sanction, and that was enough. For Iranian dissidents: being able to drive unaccompanied, or not cover one's hair. For the Tiananmen tank man: getting home to make dinner. The dissident defends those pre-political conditions — the normal life — when the state moves to violate them. •       Mandelstam's Answer: Osip Mandelstam composed a poem mocking Stalin in the early 1930s — at the height of Stalin's repressive era — and never wrote it down. He repeated it to his wife, Nadezhda, night after night in bed until she had memorised it. When it reached the secret police, he was arrested and brought to the Lubyanka. The interrogator asked: why did you do this? He could have denied it. Blamed his wife. Said it was a game of telephone. Instead he said: I wrote it because I hate fascism. It's as simple as that. Beckerman opens the book with this moment because it captures the dissident at their most elemental — a man who, when asked the Arendt question, answered honestly. •       Navalny Goes Back: After being poisoned by Putin and spending months recovering in Germany, Navalny returned to Russia, knowing almost certainly that in the best case he would be in prison for a very long time, and that Putin would most likely find another way to kill him. Which he did. Why go back? Navalny's answer, in his memoir: he had made a promise to the Russian people. How could he stand on the sidelines while asking others to sacrifice so much? The scene Beckerman describes from the prison: Navalny finds a moment away from the cameras, pulls his wife Yulia aside, and tells her he's accepted that he's probably not getting out alive. She says: I know. I've thought the same thing, and I've accepted it. He kisses her. He needs to know she isn't engaging in magical thinking. Optimism, in this context, would not have helped him. •       Be Pessimistic: Beckerman's most counterintuitive prescription, and his favourite. The assumption is that anyone engaged in quixotic world-changing behaviour must be an optimist. Beckerman argues the opposite. Pessimism — not fatalism — is healthier. The distinction matters: fatalism says things will always necessarily be worse. Pessimism says things will probably be worse. The “probably” leaves room for action. If you assume someone else will solve climate change, or that authoritarianism will inevitably collapse, you wait. The pessimist acts now, with what time they have, because they know things probably won't work out otherwise. It is, Beckerman suggests, akin to accepting death: the ultimate pessimistic reality we all face, which is also the only thing that makes each day matter. About the Guest Gal Beckerman is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of How to Be a Dissident (Crown, April 21, 2026), The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas, and When They Come for Us, We'll Be Gone: The Epic Struggle to Save Soviet Jewry (Sami Rohr Prize winner). He has a PhD from Columbia University and lives in Brooklyn. References: •       How to Be a Dissident by Gal Beckerman (Crown, April 21, 2026). •       Nadezhda Mandelstam, Hope Against Hope — the memoir Beckerman calls one of his favourite books. •       Alexei Navalny, Patriot — the memoir Beckerman draws on for the prison scene with Yulia. •       Episode 2869: Jacob Mchangama on The Future of Free Speech — the companion episode on the crisis of free speech that contextualises this one. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 2,900 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. WebsiteSubstackYouTube

"Hope Against Hope" — Easter Sunday Sermon Vijay opens with a vivid image: a man walking through a village destroyed by a storm finds a rooster standing on the wreckage, chest out, crowing with full confidence. It seems absurd until you realise the rooster isn't responding to the ruins. It's responding to the risen sun. That image sets up the whole sermon: Christians can speak of hope even amid devastation, because of what God has done through the resurrection of Jesus. The central idea is that hope is not denial of reality. It's giving more weight to God's promises than to what circumstances look like. Vijay illustrates this through two Old Testament figures. Abraham, old and childless, receives God's promise of countless descendants. Everything about his situation says it's impossible, yet he trusts God's word over his own circumstances. Jeremiah, with Jerusalem on the verge of falling to the Babylonians, is told by God to buy a field. A seemingly ridiculous act that only makes sense if you truly believe God will bring His people home one day. Both men hope against hope, not because things look better, but because they trust the God who made the promise. Hope, Vijay argues, rests on two things: God's faithfulness, meaning He always keeps His word, and God's power, meaning He is able to do what seems impossible in order to keep it. This all builds to Easter. Jesus arrives, doing things only God can do, looking every bit like the fulfilment of God's long-promised restoration. Then He is crucified, and hope appears to die with Him. His followers scatter, devastated. But on the third day, God raises Jesus physically from the dead, not as a symbol or metaphor, but as proof of just how far He will go to keep His promises. The resurrection, Vijay says, is not a one-off miracle from the distant past. It is God's guarantee of what is still to come. Jesus is described in the Bible as the "firstfruits from the dead", meaning what happened to Him will one day happen to all who trust in Him. Even death is not the final word. The sermon closes with a challenge: God's promises will not fail, but they have to be received. Like a fully paid train ticket that's yours for the taking, the journey is real, the destination is waiting, but you have to choose to get on board. The ruin we see around us is real, but the risen Son is more real. And that is what Easter proclaims.

2/1/26 - Romans 4:18-25 - "Hope Against Hope" (Rev. Justin L. Hunter)

DCPS ends investigation, but won't return teacher Hope McMath to the classroom.

Pastor Michelle OetkenProphet Calling (Advent) | Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10 & Luke 1:46-55Faith talk questions: Have you ever seen a new shoot growing from a stump? How does that new shoot show hope?The passage from the Gospel of Luke, called the Magnificat, has been put to music many times. Do you have a favorite song/version of thisDate: 12/21/2025 at Sheridan Lutheran Church, Lincoln, NE

December 3 (6:30 PM) Text – Ruth 1 Title – Hope Against Hope Jon Sherrill, preaching

Hope Against Hope

Jeremiah buys property while under siege and Jesus offers the story of the rich man and Lazarus.

In this podcast, Pastor Justin delivers a message on the importance and power of the hope that we have and must put into practice in order to see God's promises come to pass.Support the show

Wednesday night teaching by Pastor Darryl Hall of Lifewell Church in Garland, TX.www.lifewellchurch.comView Full Streamhttps://www.youtube.com/lifewelldGive Onlinewww.lifewellchurch.com/donate.htmlDaily Bible⁠https://lifewell.flocknote.com/⁠Twitterhttps://twitter.com/lifewelld

Title: The Story – “Wrestling: Hope against Hope” Speaker: Pastor Yuri Hooker, with a reading of Holy Scripture and prayer by Brenda Charach Scripture References: Genesis 32:24-31 & Romans 4:16-25 View Text: New International VersionView Text: English Standard Version Length: 45:21 min.MP3 File Size: 18.1 MB Listen to Sermon: Download/Play Sermon MP3

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Sermon by Tim Rich from the Festive Eucharist at 7:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Isaiah 9:2-7, Qur'an: Surah 3:45-48 and Luke 2:1-20. Watch the sermon on YouTube at https://youtu.be/OLUhjLaNhKY.       Please consider pledging to All Saints Church at https://allsaints-pas.org/pledge/, or donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/giving/. Any donation, big or small, is appreciated! Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/. Follow us on Instagram at #allsaintspas.  Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/allsaintspasadena1/videos. Subscribe, like, get notifications every time we post! Enjoy our extensive archive of stimulating and inspiring content!

Romans 4:16-25

After reciting an unflattering poem about Stalin to a small group of friends, Osip Mandelstam was betrayed to the police and endured five years in exile before dying in transit to the gulag. His wife, Nadezhda, spent the rest of her life dodging arrest, advocating for Osip's work and writing what came to be known as Hope against Hope.Hope against Hope is a testimony of life under Stalin, and of the ways in which ordinary people challenge and capitulate to power. It's also a compendium of gossip, an account of psychological torture, a description of the poet's craft and a love story.Pankaj Mishra joins Adam to discuss his final selection for Human Conditions. They explore the qualities that make Hope against Hope so compelling: Nadezhda Mandelstam's uncompromising honesty, perceptiveness and irrepressible humour.Subscribe to Close Readings:Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pJoFPqIn other podcast apps: lrb.me/closereadingsPankaj Mishra is a writer, critic and reporter who regularly contributes to the LRB. His books include Age of Anger: A History of the Present, From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia and two novels, most recently Run and Hide.Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pastor Bryan shares the second half of a lesson from Romans 4. Dr. Chapell investigates the welcoming nature of God's family which is not limited to one specific group of people, but is open to all who believe in Him. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1286/29

Pastor Bryan shares a lesson from Romans 4. Dr. Chapell highlights the truth that God will prevail and bring into His kingdom all who have faith in Him. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1286/29

Episode 29 Michael and Zach discuss the 10th sermon on Romans where Paul continues to show that justification is by faith and not by works using Abraham. Original sermon here: https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=55241829362522 Find our videocast here: https://youtu.be/4FI-TFRqxsE Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): ⁠https://uppbeat.io/t/reakt-music/deep-stone⁠ License code: 2QZOZ2YHZ5UTE7C8 Find more Take 2 Theology content at https://take2pod.wordpress.com/

In this devotional message titled "Hope Against Hope", we are encouraged that even if there's no physical reason to keep hoping, we can believe again, knowing that our God is all-powerful.Aired on Radio HCI Today via the RadioKing App.

Sunday Morning Service Aberdeen, MD 21001

MODERN ENGLISH “Blue Waves” from Ricochet Days (1984) ICICLE WORKS “Hollow Horse” from The Small Price of a Bicycle (1985) MIDNIGHT OIL “Hercules” from Species Deceases EP (1985) THE ALARM “Rescue Me” from Eye of the Hurricane (1987) FLESH FOR LULU “Slide” from Plastic Fantastic (1989) CONCRETE BLONDE “Still In Hollywood” from Concrete Blonde (1986) THE REPLACEMENTS “I'll Be You” from Don't Tell a Soul (1989) DRAMARAMA “New Dream” from Box Office Bomb (1987) DRIVIN NY CRYIN “Scarred But Smarter” from Scarred But Smarter (1986) DREAMS SO REAL “Bearing Witness” from Rough Night In Jericho (1988) THE FURLONGS “On The Water” from 2300 Ward (1988) R.E.M. “Romance” from Eponymous (1988) THE FEELIES “It's Only Life” from Only Life (1988) SWIMMING POOL Qs “Now I'm Talking About Now” from Blue Tomorrow (1987) GIANT SANDWORMS “Body of Water” from Single (1983) WALL OF VOODOO “Don't Spill My Courage” from Seven Days In Sammystown (1985) THE JAZZ BUTCHER “Big Bad Thing” from Distressed Gentlefolk (1986) THELONIOUS MONSTER “Swan Song” from Next Saturday Afternoon (1987) DINOSAUR JR. “Freak Scene” from Bug (1988) BUTTHOLE SURFERS “I Saw an X-Ray of a Girl Passing Gas” from Hairway to Steven (1988) BAND OF SUSANS “You Were an Optimist” from Hope Against Hope (1988) DIE KREUZEN “Slow” from Century Days (1988) fIREHOSE “Brave Captain” from Ragin', Full-On (1986) MEAT PUPPETS “Lost” from II (1984) MOJO NIXON & SKID ROPER “Stuffin Martha's Muffin” from Frenzy (1986) BEAT FARMERS “God Is Here Tonight” from Pursuit of Happiness (1987) SCRUFFY THE CAT “My Baby She's Alright” from Tiny Days (1987) JASON & THE SCORCHERS “Absolutely Sweet Marie” from Fervor (1983)

Welcome to "The Bible in Today's World", the show that compares today's world with the Word of God. In general and specifically, are we following the Bible in our daily walks? Is society demanding that we follow the Word of God in all that we do? Does our Almighty Father look upon us and frequently say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" - or is He thinking of us as He thought/thinks of Sodom and Gomorrah? On today's show, we will explore "Why Does God Hate Sin?", Part 1". We will also play an interview with LIBBIE HALL. Libbie Hall, joined us to discuss her first release, "Hope Against Hope". From Her Website: "Libbie Hall is married to Brian and they have 3 children and two dogs. She has been leading worship for over twenty years. She loves to lead Bible studies, read, and drink coffee. Libbie also loves the beach. Although she is in Michigan now she grew up in Southern California and also spent a few years in central Texas. Freezing weather is not her friend. But she does love snow at Christmas. Mostly she loves Jesus and writing about her life with Him. From Her Amazon Page: "Libbie Hall is an author, speaker and founder of Called to More. Her mission is to empower women through the Word of God and help them understand that whether they are a business woman, minister or stay at home mom, they have been called to more than they could ever imagine. Libbie has faced her fair share of struggles and believes that sharing them with other women will help them overcome. As a minister and former Creative Arts Pastor, Libbie has spent over 20 years developing ministry teams and leading worship. She is married to Brian and they have 3 incredible children and one completely amazing granddaughter. She is also a dog mom, beach lover and fan of intense laughter." https://libbiehall.com

Jeremiah pens some of the most beautiful words of hope to his community. But those hope-filled words are smack in the middle of horrors. Pan back even just a few verses, and one can see that Jeremiah is writing from prison, where his people are under siege by the Babylonian Empire, their towns and cities are ravaged, homes and even palaces are in rubble, and the streets are filled with corpses. sigh. What does hope even mean in the context of such devastation and sorrow in Jeremiah's world and in ours? If hope is as puny as mere optimism, it might not mean much. But hope is a fierce practice that only makes sense in the face of the hopeless. As we engage both the expectant Advent of our communal church life, and the joyous cultural festival of Christmas in the wider community, how might we stoke and nurture our practice of hope in a broken and beautiful world?Sermon begins at minute marker 5:00Jeremiah 33.10-18ResourcesBibleWorm podcast: Episode 513 – Hope Against Hope, Amy Robertson and Robert Williamson, Jr.“Why Christmas Is Canceled In Bethlehem,” analysis by Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post, November 29, 2023.Cole Arthur Riley, Black Liturgies. “Advent, a season where we make space for grief, longing, sacred darkness, and silence…” Inhale: The world feels dim. Exhale: But we dream in the dark.Jan Richardson, “That Wild Advent Hope,” sent by email November 30, 2023.Image: First Sunday of Advent at SMC 2023, photo by Pastor MeganHymn: VT 236, Creator of the Stars of Night. Words: Conditor alme siderum, 9th c.; trans. John Mason Neale (England), 1851, rev. The Hymnal, 1940, alt., © 1985 Church Pension Fund. Music: Sarum plainsong (England), ca. 9th c. Permission to podcast the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-726929. All rights reserved.

This week BibleWorm enters the Christian season of Advent with a reading from Jeremiah 33. The text given to us by the Narrative Lectionary is Jeremiah 33:14–18, a lovely text about a righteous king from the house of David who will restore Jerusalem. But the hope offered by that short text seems naïve in the context of the rest of Jeremiah 33, which takes place against the backdrop of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, with Jeremiah in prison, anticipating the destruction of the city yet to come. In that context, the passage speaks a word of hope, but one muted by the pain and suffering that must yet be endured for an unjust world to be dismantled and for a righteous one to take its place. We struggle with this text, to be honest, and for the first time ever one of us has added a postscript to the podcast after mulling over it for a day or two. Welcome to advent y'all. This text is painful, but it is also beautiful.

Happy Advent! We're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is based on the Narrative Lectionary reading for this past week from Jeremiah 33:1–3, 10–18. We hope it will be a word of encouragement and blessing to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have a moment, we'd also love for you to click over to follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We are a small but vibrant and growing congregation, and there are lots of ways to connect. Please don't hesitate to reach out if we can help support you in any way! Thanks so much for tuning in! **Apologies for missing last week's sermon for the podcast! The audio did not pick up on our livestream and so we don't have a recording of it, unfortunately. We are so sorry about that.**

Hoping against hope can sound impossible but that is the goodness of living a live with Christ within us. You have the ability, promise, and assurance to reach for something higher than yourself. I pray you hope against hope today. Surrender to God's love for you today. Romans 4:18 ESV 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” Following Jesus and enjoying life are not opposite ends of the spectrum. Let's connect to learn more about how that can look in your own life. Let's connect on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Fr. Joseph meditates on the importance of having hope without seeing the vision that God has for us. To achieve real hope, we must have complete faith in Christ's providence and love for us. Tune in to hear more.Fr. Joseph Abraham – November 5, 2023Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org

The sermon from the Sunday, October 29, 2023, worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church by Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers. “Possible: Hope Against Hope” in the worship series “POSSIBLE.” Scripture lessons: John 11:1-44 (New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition).Support the show

This weekend, Pastor Tony shares from the stories of the woman with the issue of blood and Jairus' daughter and talks about how "bumping in to Jesus" is not enough to bring transformation in our lives.

The Scripture says that one of Abraham's keys to strong faith was that he continued to hope when there was absolutely no reason to have any hope!To watch the video of this message, you can watch us on Victory Channel (Dish 265 or DirecTV 366 or Spectrum cable) and you can always watch our broadcasts on demand on our website or our  YouTube Channel!For more information regarding David Weeter Ministries, to send prayer requests, praise reports or to become a Covenant Partner with us to get this uncompromised Word of the Living God out to the world, please visit our website: DavidWeeter.orgSupport the show

The baseline for all promises is this: “I will never leave you or forsake you.” In God's presence, you are free to believe what He tells you. Key Scriptures: + Romans 4:18. In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” + Proverbs 3:4-5. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE. As always, thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brilliant-persepctives/message

Join us as Pastor Troy Smothermon continues his Sunday series "Hope Against Hope".

Join us as Pastor Troy continues his Sunday sermon series "Hope Against Hope".

Join us as Pastor Troy Smothermon continues his Sunday series "Hope Against Hope".

Join us as Pastor Troy Smothermon continues his Sunday series "Hope Against Hope".

Join us as Pastor Troy Smothermon starts his new Sunday series "Hope Against Hope" .

Romans is full of reminders about our identity in Christ and the hope and victory we can find in Him.In this episode, Dot and Cara share a few of their favorite passages from the book of Romans. They talk about how Romans 4 encourages them to hold onto hope, reflect on Paul's message in Romans 8, and discuss the importance of consistently spending quality time with the Lord. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and listen along.Episode Recap Start by writing down Romans 8:14-16 (0:14) Romans 4 reminds us to hold onto hope (1:36) Even when it seemed like everything was against him, Abraham trusted God (8:00) Did Abraham know that God would spare Isaac? (12:14) Sometimes God allows circumstances so that He can show us who He is (17:53) God has adopted us into his family, and He cares for us (24:31) When we don't spend quality time with the Lord, we'll feel the difference (27:45) Romans reminds us that we have victory through Jesus (34:06) Resources:The Breathe Retreat is a retreat in every sense of the word, intentionally designed to allow you space to breathe in your Heavenly Father's love! Registration for the 2023 Breathe Retreat opens October, 11 2022. Learn more here. Send us an email to let us know what you're learning - hello@dotbowen.com Find Dot Bowen on Instagram and Facebook

This week, Scott and William talk to Sophie Lewis, author of Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family and the soon-to-be-released Abolish The Family A Manifest for Care and Liberation (out in October, 2022) about the current political moment that is characterized by attacks on trans people and peoples reproductive abilities. They also talk through what creates this moment, where trans people come into the target of State power being weaponized by the far right, as well as the connections among these attacks against LGBT education, access to transition, access to abortion and critical race theory. Also discussed are some limitations of a legalization framework around abortion, as opposed to a decriminalization, the limits of liberalism (particularly liberal feminism), and also the ways that certain strains of feminism contribute to an anti-trans discourse. Finally, there is chat about how to approach people needing support people who need access to healthcare, whether it be transition or abortion, outside of the hands of the state. You can find Sophie on twitter at @ReproUtopoia and support her on Patreon at Patreon.com/ReproUtopia. You can find a children's book Sophie co-translated called Communism For Kids or a compilation she contributed to on the ecological crisis called Hope Against Hope. Opposing Torture [01:11:19 - 01:17:44] In Sean's segment, he mentions his new book, Opposing Torture, available from LittleBlackCart.Com . ... . .. Featuerd Track: Trans Girls Need Guns by Flummox Roe v World by War On Women