Tag Archives: Faith and Religion

Stacking the deck against women

Posted on January 24, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Even the Pastoral Search Committees are stacked against women. Women make up 60% of the church, but their voice counts as only two out of seven when it comes to choosing a new pastor. Continue reading →

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Snipe Hunting with Dr Paige Patterson

Posted on January 21, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

They invited me to be a vendor and set up a free booth. I’ve been waiting for a chance to speak to them. This might be it. If I put on my camouflage overalls, I would fit right in. Dr. Patterson is from Texas so he would know what a Snipe hunt is. So I will invite them all to my Snipe hunt.
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Posted in Male Headship fallacy, The Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Biblical Womanhood, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 37 Comments

Harmony – a disturbing word

Posted on January 19, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Whenever you see the word ‘harmony’ in fundamentalist Christian or religious literature, you should run as far as you can from it. In their view, harmony can come about only when a woman is submissive. Continue reading →

Posted in Do Baptists Really Believe That?, Marriage, The Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Biblical Womanhood | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Sunday morning escapism

Posted on January 12, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

For a few minutes each week, we escape from the real life where we live and live in the past and try to solve their problems of thousands ago. That was a long time ago, and nothing like what we live in today. Sure, they treated women awful and we know the Patriarchs had multiple wives, but that was Then. We don’t live that way today. Or do we?

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Posted in Baptist Faith and Message 2000, Demand for an Apology from the CBMW, Seneca Falls 2 Christian Conference, The Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Biblical Womanhood, Videos of Conference | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Waggin’ in to Heaven

Posted on January 7, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

They have told that joke many times about the wagon load of concrete but they fail to see the full implication of it. They think they will line up their family and start explaining. Mark 12:24

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husband, you are no Jesus Christ

Posted on January 5, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.” So we women say, “Husband, I served Jesus Christ. I knew Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was a friend of mine. Husband, you are no Jesus Christ.”
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The Seven Brothers

Posted on January 3, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Teacher, they said, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers.

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Who will crown him king?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Dr Al Mohler is worried about marriages. I would be worried, too, if I were him. I would be worried that the days of women crowning their husbands kings have come to an end. Continue reading →

Posted in Do Baptists Really Believe That?, Equality for women in Southern Baptist churches, Male Headship fallacy, Marriage | Tagged , , , | 36 Comments

Grace redefined

Posted on December 10, 2010 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Can you imagine a man ever having a Question and Answer page with questions like “Can a man write a book that women might read? Can a man say Amen in church? Can a man vote in a business meeting? Continue reading →

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It was Greek to him

Posted on December 7, 2010 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Why is Equality so hard to understand? Continue reading →

Posted in Apostle Paul clarified, Deacons, Do Baptists Really Believe That?, Equality for women in Southern Baptist churches, Male Headship fallacy, Marriage | Tagged , , , | 10 Comments