"Blah, blah, blah
I be like nah to the ah to the NO, NO, NO
I be like nah to the ah to the NO, NO, NO
All my ladies listen up "
Channeling my Megan Trainer RN
OK so I got a message from a friend today about the #thingsonlychristainwomenhear hashtag, saying 'they're are some crakers' (true in the horrifying sense) and that she 'was laughing so hard'. So I looked up this hashtag (mistake) I found literally nothing there to amuse me at all, not once did I laugh, or even snigger. I sat there mouth open in horror.
As a women in a 21st century Evangelical church I would like to state here that I personally have never been on the receiving end of any of these kinds of comments. I have been very blessed to attend churches that value and uphold women. Nevertheless I'm not unaware that stuff like this happens.
I feel I can't stay silent on this! I'm not going to discuss the roles on men and women in the church (1. because it would make this post way too long and 2. it's not really the point I'm trying to make.) I think what I want to say it to validate women from a woman, who struggles with this that you are heard. Too much of this discussion is men correcting women on their theology. Nobody wants to have their thoughts/emotions disregarded by someone who has no personal experience in the issue, and is quoting from the biblical ideal. I feel that I often sit alone in the middle of this debate. On one side you have those who reject the (for the sake of argument) traditional views of men and women in the church and on the other those who disregard them completely in view of complete egalitarianism. I feel there is an unheard middle ground; as I have spoken about before Intellectually I understand the concept, but emotionally I resent it. I understand an except the biblical roles of men and women but struggle to reconcile the biblical command/example with what I observe in the greater church.
To the women out there that are upset, hurting or (like me) down right pissed off at these belittling, hurtful, 'well meant' things that have been said. You are heard, you matter, you have a place in the kingdom. Let's strive to be loving Godly servants of the king, not matter where we fall on this issue.
