News Southern Baptist Family Values - Women Should Submit Graciously to Husbands ?

[Astronuc]

Southern Baptist Family Values - "Women Should Submit Graciously to Husbands"?

A resolution by the 16-million-member Southern Baptist Convention declares that a wife should "submit herself graciously" to her husband's guidance.
SBC has removed women from top executive posts in the SBC.

NPR.org, November 4, 2005 ·

Blurring the line between church and state threatens civil liberties and privacy, says former President Jimmy Carter. That's the case he makes in his new book, Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis, which draws on Carter's experiences as a president and a Christian.

Carter was the 39th president of the United States. In addition to his work to help ensure the fairness of elections around the world, he founded the Carter Center, a conflict resolution organization. In 2002, Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end violence and spread human rights.

A Former President Warns of 'Endangered Values'
by Terry Gross and Steve Inskeep
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4984885

 

[wasteofo2]

Man...

When I read the title of this thread, I didn't know what SBC stood for. I thought that it was probabally the abbreviation for the majority party in Iraq's congress or something...

 

[loseyourname]

I thought you were talking about the phone company.

 

[SOS2008]

I know a place where these guys could live happily ever after – Afghanistan.

 

[Pengwuino]

I thought you were talking about the phone company.

me too. I read the title and thought to myself "... well this is going to be interesting"

 

[Art]

A resolution by the 16-million-member Southern Baptist Convention declares that a wife should "submit herself graciously" to her husband's guidance.
SBC has removed women from top executive posts in the SBC.
NPR.org, November 4, 2005 ·
A Former President Warns of 'Endangered Values'
by Terry Gross and Steve Inskeep
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4984885

Okay - So not everything about religion is bad

 

[Pengwuino]

Okay - So not everything about religion is bad

God Art, you're just asking for a ban :P Let's hope evo doesn't see this thread... someoen conceal it.

 

[Art]

God Art, you're just asking for a ban :P Let's hope evo doesn't see this thread... someoen conceal it.

Ooops I thought I'd only thought that, I didn't know I'd posted it. Doh!

 

[Astronuc]

I tried to change the title, but only changed it in the OP title, not the main one seen in the forum. Sorry, it is a bit confusing.

In retrospect, I should have deleted it, but wasteofo2 had already responded.

Maybe a supermentor can modify the title using their superpowers.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

"submit herself graciously" to her husband's guidance...

What universe was that again? I think I took a left instead of a right

 

[Skyhunter]

Is this about some sort of Dominance/Submissive fetish?

 

[Polly]

*scrambles to say somehing before the thread is closed* errr... ah, its not really a bad thing you know, consider how many cold, narcissistic, man-castrating feminists I have seen (from another board)

 

[klusener]

I googled this and found an AP article regarding this resolution from 1998. It seems like old news, unless there has been a new development.

 

[Astronuc]

Yes, it is old news, but then these are the folks supporting president Bush.

President Carter and his wife left the SBC because they objected to such policies.

The SBC went on to remove women from positions of authority in SBC.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Yes, my experience as a Mormon was interesting in this regard. They have very definite beliefs about a womans' role in life, but men as well, and each is valued in their own right. Still, I found it all rather amazing to say the least.