Is Feminism A Dirty Word? by slaveofone
So it appears that in a great many Christian circles, Feminism
is one of those trigger words that immediately evokes suspicion or dislike. Do you think this is true? Why do you think that is? Myself, I belong to a Mennonite tradition which thrives on this kind of thing. Our lead pastor was a woman and our associate pastor was a woman. And we held church meetings to discuss how better to elevate the roles of the marginalized, the oppressed, or bring those on the periphery into the center in terms of the functions and responsibilities of the body of Christ (such as children, women, minorities, and the mentally or physically challenged)–or to use some biblical metaphors, to bring down the high and lift up the low; to make the first last and the last first; to shame the ways of the world. But it occurs to me that my regular situation is probably rather drastically different than many other Christian environments. So what about you and your congregation? How do you understand, feel about, or deal with Feminism
? Do you speak about it in hushed whispers? Do you stand boldly against it? Is it simply absent from any church context, whether pastoral sermon or scriptural teaching? Does the topic only come up when discussing Paul’s words on the silencing of women?