Heather F
@brainhooks
Heather F
@brainhooks
Deepak Chopra quoted by Sam Rinko
influence of men like Patterson (and, ironically, his wife)
Not ironic! Wonder if she will dip into the female voices of the patriarchy- as I understand where women see safety and power in upholding the current system that it’s in rhetorical interest to perpetuate and push ‘women’ down further
The girl wondered why men so often used food to describe women’s features. There was a hunger to such men that was best avoided.
Evangelical is a contested term. While I would like to argue that evangelical refers primarily to shared theological beliefs—our focus on the Bible and the resurrection of Jesus as well as our emphasis on conversion and evangelism—I can’t. Evangelical has become an identity (and mostly a white conservative identity), not just a shared set of
... See moreWhen we rightly understand that biblical passages discussing slavery must be framed within their historical context and that, through the lens of this historical context, we can better see slavery as an ungodly system that stands contrary to the gospel of Christ, how can we not then apply the same standards to biblical texts about women?
have found it useful in my work as a historian—what if I am wrong about my conclusions? Am I willing to reconsider the evidence?
One by one, conservatives gained control of the denomination’s seminaries, purging faculties of moderate voices. Moderates denounced this “power-crazed authoritarianism, a win-atany-cost ethic and a total disregard for personal values and religious freedom,” but to little avail.
The conquering Christ brings peace through the sword, slaying tens of thousands of opposition soldiers who fall dead, “splayed and filleted,” blood bursting “from skin and veins,” entrails gushing to the ground. In acts of unprecedented violence, Christ’s enemies get what they had coming. LaHaye’s Left Behind books have sold more than sixty-five
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