tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095473710379469048.post4432696828634866137..comments2016-01-31T02:36:57.995-08:00Comments on Alan Molineaux: The Male Gaze and The Complementarian ChurchMolineauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889454294950917556noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095473710379469048.post-57281082066426237742013-03-11T03:05:55.180-07:002013-03-11T03:05:55.180-07:00@Anonymous: so how long before the complementarian...@Anonymous: so how long before the complementarians start introducing the burqua? Seriously, that is very worrying. It sounds like the complementarian pastor can only think of women as sex objects. I'm not saying Christians shouldn't dress modestly, but it turns 'covering up' into a blame tactic on women for men's failure to exercise the fruit of the Spirit, namely self-control.Dave Faulknerhttp://bigcircumstance.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095473710379469048.post-44898089481699287722013-03-10T16:23:16.412-07:002013-03-10T16:23:16.412-07:00Thank you Pam - we are praying for all of our C of...Thank you Pam - we are praying for all of our C of E friends and are glad for the many benefits they bring to our lives. <br /><br />Anonymous - I think the pastor as revealed more about himself than any theology. Ouch!Molineauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889454294950917556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095473710379469048.post-32590825537353591572013-03-10T15:59:19.760-07:002013-03-10T15:59:19.760-07:00Very interesting post. A complementarian pastor re...Very interesting post. A complementarian pastor recently asked me to read the manuscript of a book he has written defending the 'traditional' (sic) view of men and women and ministry. To be fair he asked me because he knew I would disagree with it. One passage that I cannot get out of my head (unfortunately) describes how this man finds that when a woman preaches he is unable to think of God because he is distracted by having to look at the contours of the woman's body. Apparently, according to this man,this is evidence of the wisdom of Paul's injunction that women should 'cover up' in church and proof that women should not teach. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095473710379469048.post-6390915335018631342013-03-10T14:40:18.546-07:002013-03-10T14:40:18.546-07:00Strong stuff Al, and very thought provoking.
Out...Strong stuff Al, and very thought provoking. <br /><br />Out of everything that the General Synod debates on women becoming bishops has thrown up for me (as an ordained woman in the C of E), the most unpleasant and disturbing has been the way the complementarian view has been expressed as if it is theologically mainstream. <br /><br />I think, to carry the parallel through, I would say that the woman is presented on two levels - as subordinate within the church, and subordinate everywhere else.<br /><br />I believe the C of E (and other churches where women are treated unequally) actually provides a retreat from the reality of gender equality in the world, and by giving a sense of theological justification to these people, makes female subordination part of the 'gospel' they wish to preach to the world.Pam Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952001402591649389noreply@blogger.com