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Responding to Abuse in Christian Homes: A Challenge to Churches and their Leaders
By: Nancy Nason-Clark, Catherine Clark Kroeger, Barbara Fisher Townsend | March 4, 2011
Domestic abuse is a horror. It lurks beneath the surface of our collective existence, sometimes raising its ugly head where least expected—in the church or within families of faith. Are we—individually or collectively—ready to respond? What can, or should, congregations and their pastoral leaders do?
March for Equality: Celebrating Women's History Month
By: Jenny Dunham | March 2, 2011
I’m sure you join me in eagerness to celebrate the contributions of women in March—Women’s History Month. While this is an exciting time to celebrate women in history, I’m sure you also feel that women’s history should be taught right alongside men’s history, every month of the year. I am saddened that it took me [...]
Will the Real Meaning of Hospitality Please Reveal Him/Herself?
By: TL K. | March 1, 2011
Hospitality is one of those Biblical words that has been redefined and limited to entertainment, to catering of a sort and to inviting people over for meals. While it is true that hospitality can include these elements, they are not a required part of it. It seems that in the economy of limiting women to [...]
Equality and its Impact
By: Vaun Swanson | February 23, 2011
“We believe these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women, are created equal…” Elizabeth Cady Stanton penned this opening line to the “Declaration of Rights and Sentiments,” altering the United States’ “Declaration of Independence” ever so slightly. Over 300 men and women, predominately Christians, gathered in 1848 for the Seneca Falls Convention and [...]
Willingly or Under Compulsion?
By: Yvette Menking | February 21, 2011
Some hierarchical teachers stress that submission is a choice and cannot be forced. When a husband is careful to never force or coerce his wife to submit, the assumption seems to be made that the wife’s submission is completely voluntary. Yet many hierarchical teachings also tell a wife that God wants her to willingly [...]
Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Catherine Clark Kroeger
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | February 16, 2011
To our great surprise, our first president, beloved leader, and founder of Christians for Biblical Equality, Dr. Catherine Clark Kroeger, contracted pneumonia and died suddenly on Monday, February 14, 2011. If you are like me, you may find this news entirely out of character with Cathie. For so many of us, Cathie was the embodiment [...]
Stained Glass Ceiling
By: Vaun Swanson | February 9, 2011
Why would the Christian community reject or fail to support well-trained female ministers when the apparent need for ministers is so great throughout the world? The Barna Research group has investigated gender differences in the American population. Among their findings women are more likely than men to read the Bible, attend church, pray, be born [...]
Remembering God's Intention
By: Guest Author | February 8, 2011
I did not get to experience the mutual love and support that some of you have shared is your experience. I am truly glad for you, because that is what I believe is God's intention for marriage.
Justice and Empathy
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | February 2, 2011
Are you astonished at the lack of empathy some have for women's experiences in hierarchal and even abusive settings? Women report that once they find the courage to speak to their pastor about an abusive spouse, they are often told to pray, submit, or improve their sexual appeal.What is lacking from this response is [...]
Open the Door to Equality
By: Guest Author | February 1, 2011
Living on a mostly complementarian Christian university campus, I have found that men’s behavior toward women is often a double-edged sword. If they do not follow societal customs of how men should treat women in our patriarchal society, they risk appearing rude. But if they follow the ideology of chivalry and treat women as [...]