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How My Relationships With Women Have Changed Post-Jesus

I grew up in a system of religious faith that taught me a negative view of women. Every Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) pastor and professor who instructed me in the True Christian Faith®...

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Christian Patriarchy: Should Wives Obey Their Husbands No Matter What?

According to Evangelical complementarianism, husbands are their head of their homes. Wives are to submit to their husbands in all things. If husbands ask their wives to do something they think is...

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Was Jesus a “Real”Man?

It is not uncommon to hear Evangelicals say that Jesus was a “real” man; that Jesus understood while on the earth, and in Heaven today, what it means to be a “real” man. Evangelical churches and...

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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Lori Alexander Glories in Ignorance

Women, do you know that God’s chain of authority is for our good? Yes, women are more gullible than men. Recently, my husband and I were out front with a few couples from the neighborhood chatting in...

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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Peter Jones Says We Must Return to...

Christian believers must make known with care and respect that destroying patriarchy eliminates the reality of fatherhood, without which there is no family. It is also a rejection of the amazing...

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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Women Are Emotionally Weaker Than Men...

Now, pastor, I have to call you out here as you try not to offend your audience. You know full well that most women are weaker emotionally than their Christian husbands, but you just can’t say it out...

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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Ways Women Take On Masculine Roles

Women take on masculine roles when they enter the workforce and compete with men for greater achievement, higher positions, and earning more money.  We learn all the way back in Genesis that it is the...

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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: How to Hook a Man

Brometheus tweeted this recently: “Steps for women looking to get engaged: 1) Wear a nice sundress; 2) Smile a lot; 3) Carry a plate of bacon; 4) When people mention the bacon, say, ‘Yes, I made it.’...

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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Men are so Easy to Sexually Manipulate

There’s a young women from Philia Ministries who shared her testimony on YouTube a few months ago. She lived a godless life before coming to the Lord. She was a model and was living high according to...

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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Lori Alexander Asks a Rhetorical Question

Do I Teach a Neanderthal Concept of Women? “Entitled husbands thinking their wife should remain inside the home as a ‘homemaker’ or ‘housewife’ leads to depression, isolation, anxiety, and more. Stop...

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Why Would Any Woman Want to be an Evangelical Christian?

Repost from 2015. Edited, rewritten, and corrected. Why would any woman want to be an Evangelical Christian? If the Bible is the inspired Word of God and every word is true, why would any modern,...

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How the IFB Church Turned My Wife Into a Martyr

Polly Gerencser, late 1990s, carrying water from the creek to flush the toilets. An ice storm had knocked out the power. My wife, Polly, and I were raised by parents who believed Independent...

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Evangelical Pastor John Piper Tells Christian Women to “Submit” to Domestic...

John Piper, a notable Evangelical pastor and author, is known for his Calvinistic and complementarian beliefs. Piper believes married women should “submit” to their husbands in all things, even if...

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“Don’t Dress Like a Whore if You Don’t Want to Get Sexually Assaulted” Says...

Christian Fundamentalist Lori Alexander, a promoter of religious extremism, complementarianism, and patriarchalism, is known for saying hateful, outlandish things about women (and men) who reject her...

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Domestic Violence in the IFB Church Movement

Let me begin by giving readers the definition of domestic violence. The National Domestic Violence Hotline defines domestic violence as follows: Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of...

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