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susan thompson's avatar

That's why the placement of "autonomy" in the So. Baptist Convention is so very important to the men in this religion. They can basically band together in a sick, dark, somewhat evil brotherhood, sharing the same private lusts, addictions, secrets, and get away with most. They have replaced their need for slaves, with holding women in a similar position of servitude, claiming Biblical authentiity of this mind set and gender specificity.

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Goldfish's avatar

We do not have very many evangelicals at all in New England, and none of this attitude. So all of this feels very, very, bad and abnormal.

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Rachel Holdt's avatar

Yes and Yes. Very familiar indeed. Frog, meet pot.

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Hope's avatar

It feels traumatic to have so much familiarity on the national scale on top of processing traumas from white Christian nationalism in one's community & family. So I'm super thankful for a church that empowers woman pastors & leaders in the Black church tradition. I miss having Madam Kamala Harris as our vice president. And I still display my tshirt, "yes, she can!" for all women. still. If we don't let authoritarianism & patriarchy & misogyny get in the way, then "yes, she can!"

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Hope's avatar

If we don't let racism with its root of greed!, authoritarianism & patriarchy & misogyny get in the way, then "yes, she can!"

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More Than Poetry's avatar

And that there are many SBC members in governmental & military positions is no coincidence as to what is happening.

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