tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780216905224068835.post5442649243608415377..comments2023-05-19T07:30:00.903-05:00Comments on Lost in the Underground: Mary Winkler: Comments from an ex-CofC FeministWordKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13155725542014595709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780216905224068835.post-75228158440548955942008-08-12T12:17:00.000-05:002008-08-12T12:17:00.000-05:00Hi Seraph! Thanks for commenting. I'd agree abou...Hi Seraph! Thanks for commenting. I'd agree about there being a sizable minority in any conservative religious group who are going to come down on the side of the abuse -- and they can't be dismissed as insignificant. I'm glad your friend's mother got out of that situation. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, a lot of those same tendencies have come out in the media coverage lately. I hope I haven't overestimated the amount of goodness, but sometimes...WordKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155725542014595709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780216905224068835.post-89540049458973671802008-08-12T12:08:00.000-05:002008-08-12T12:08:00.000-05:00I am very very late in responding to this (I click...I am very very late in responding to this (I clicked through from a more recent post that link a post that linked this one...) but I have a story relating to this statement:<BR/><BR/>"I’m very confident that the majority of CofC elders and ministers, if they knew a woman was in an abusive situation would not condone the actions of the husband..."<BR/><BR/>A good friend of mine grew up with an abusive dad, in a denomination (not Church of Christ, I think, but I'm not sure) that really emphasized the authority of the husband. When her mom finally left him, the preacher and a few deacons of the church came to tell her to not leave her husband. She told them that he was abusive to her and to the kids, and their response? You must not be loving him enough or obeying him properly, and it's well within his rights to beat the crap out of you because you're a horrible wife.<BR/><BR/>Needless to say, she left that church when she left her husband.<BR/><BR/>I figure you're right about the -majority- not being that horrible, but I figure there's a sizable minority that is.Seraphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931043303622096862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780216905224068835.post-80637606919977398582007-04-26T06:17:00.000-05:002007-04-26T06:17:00.000-05:00Wow. That is a very thoughtful analysis. Thanks ...Wow. That is a very thoughtful analysis. Thanks for sharing. I am pondering it now...<BR/><BR/>Jesus is Lord!Agent Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797031158032033042noreply@blogger.com