What Are Women For?
Prerequisite This isn't something I necessarily want to write about. I don't often care about the "You're not qualified to talk about this issue" push-back for far reaching issues that affect everyone and therefore require an opinion. You can't have an opinion of what men are for without having an opinion about what women are for. This issue, however, is one of those rare ones that I'd prefer to not talk about at all. That's because my opinions on the subject have already cost me greatly, what with Patriarchy being "a semi-heretical view." The sure-fire way to stir up controversy in many churches is to point out where women are teaching and preaching. Take for example in my former church: the adult Sunday School class was an open discussion that was "led" by an elder where anyone could raise their hand and offer a comment or question. At one point the Pastor made a statement about a text, to which his wife responded, ...