You give very classy responses. I really enjoyed your piece by the way, thank you for writing it. I’ve struggled with my religion for years because I couldn’t stand some of the hate that some so-called Christians espouse. It seemed at odds with the message of love that I took from my religion, so I ended up actually… Read more

Thank you for this. I’ve never read it all put so well, but you’ve exactly described the fundamentalist sexism problem I grew up with - that JEZEBEL has helped me undo. Read more

By the way, thank you for writing this. I grew up in evangelical Christian circles with parents who were nevertheless egalitarian. Read more

This was a fantastically written piece. Thank you. Read more

I was raised Southern Baptist. I had 2 brothers. My dad always insisted that a woman’s place was taking care of the home and the men do the work outside of the home. Basically, I had to clean the inside of the house top to bottom by the time he got home at 10:15pm. I had my routine down so well that by the time I… Read more

1. Thank you for sticking with the church and fighting to make it better. I bailed and have no intention of ever going back. 2. Congratulations on finding a spiritual home that welcomes you both! 3. Having been raised in the very conservative Evangelical Church, this sums up how I feel when I’m told it’s my…

All the teachers I know, and their spouses, avoid social media. It’s ridiculous how someone gets tagged holding a cup at a birthday party and suddenly the school board is screaming about alcoholism. People expect educators to live like priests, even in public schools.
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I'm late to this party, but I really like the work Rachel Held Evans did on this a couple of years ago. If you are interested in how some Christians are fighting patriarchy in church, she has some articles and resources here: http://rachelheldevans.com/blog/synod-wom… Read more

I campaigned against it in a church where I was once a member (ELCA). When the newly formed men’s group began, I asked the pastor what they planned to discuss, as it was not a Bible study. He said they would talk about what was going on in the world. I asked him why that would not be of interest to women? He gave me… Read more

The fact of the matter is, when a group of people is brain-washed into thinking a book (with fine intentions in my opinoin) is the truth (or Truth if you will), they become susceptible to having those words easily manipulated by a “preacher” with an agenda. It’s alright to pragmatically approach the Bible through… Read more

This is ultimately a good thing - the more aggressive the conservative practitioners are in protecting the integrity of their congregation, the faster they’ll lose followers and the faster this style of Christianity will die out. Read more

I have just started an organization to help people who: Read more

I kind of figured the story was leading to they fired him to save the medical/substitute-teacher costs the school would endure with his surgery, and made up the 4th of July beer thing to cover it.
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Your whining makes me want to get a praying mantis tattoo. Read more