Mary

It seems to me that Barbara Mouser’s errant teachings show us a perfect example of why Timothy was exhorted to “let a woman learn.”  Those who would presume to teach, ought to be properly taught first.

For far too many parts of the body of Christ, women are excluded from solid theological and biblical study (and their men’s study could stand some scrutiny too, for that matter).  The fruits of their substandard study show crystal clear in assertions such as Barbara Mouser makes.  But she is bound to back up her husband, according to their highly patriarchal system, and since he makes the same sorts of assertions and is her authoritarian “head” and her “lord,” well…what else could we expect her to say?  Poor education and patriarchalist husband don’t provide much chance for his wife to come up with much besides a parroting of said patriarchalist’s extrabiblical propaganda.

If you had any doubts, google “Bill Mouser” and/or his “faith and gender” blog.   And be sure to catch his assertions that God is engaged in “cosmic sex” with creation.  Of course he’s going to denounce Deborah and push his wife to do the same.  His poor definition of manhood is at stake if he doesn’t.