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Oct 27th, 2009 by Robert C. Baker
An interesting piece worth reading in full. Mohler argues that feminism wasn’t so much about opening doors for women as it was about “total social, moral, and cultural revolution.”
Question: How has feminism influenced the Church during your lifetime?
Concrete examples, please.
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves the Church as an editor at the denomination's publishing house. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in Health Care Ethics at Creighton University. He is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas? and How Do You Start a Fire with Water? and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.
Al Mohler, my favorite Baptist! In general, I think feminism was about letting women be more like men…which in many ways suits men just fine. Uh-oh, that was unintended!
Re church: I'm a 52 year old Catholic & remember the pre-feminist church well. I'd say feminism has done much to, well, de-masculinize the Church as far as how men participate at almost every level. Check out "The Church Impotent: The Feminization of Christianity" here: http://www.podles.org/
I think the owner of the blog should answer this question too, not just leave it to the rabble.