Cheryl Schatz

Mark,
To carry on with your questions:

If you quote them wrong to begin with, your argument is hardly trustworthy nor persuasive. The whole approach to find a law in the Old Testament was not even relevant because they were not citing for such a law.

First of all, Mark, let me tell you that I do my homework. I went right to the source with CBMW. I also gave them a first run copy of the DVD set so that if they felt that I had not quoted them correctly then they could correct me before the DVDs were replicated. I received no such correction. I think that is an important point regarding my integrity. Are you willing to admit that it is a very honorable thing to go to the source and submit your work for their evaluation? There are lots of people these days who are unwilling to do that. I am not saying that everyone should. I am just saying that this is what I did. I think that you should be willing to commend me for that.

Also, I chose to send my DVDs to complementarians first before they were publicly released so that if they found errors that needed correcting, that I would be corrected by the opposition before I went public. The second anonymous Pastor that I quoted on my youtube videos was one that agreed to be one who would test me for errors. He thought that my work on the hard passages on women would be easy to blow off. He was very surprised at the quality of the work and as he said, it really stretched him. He was not able to poke holes in my argument and he felt that he needed help. He received 5 additional copies of the DVDs to give to his fellow pastors and theologians to see if they were able to help him refute the material. None of them had even a word of correction (they were all complementarians) and the common response that he got back was that the DVDs were well done.

Another complementarian pastor who helped me with the Greek was also concerned that I would be loving and kind to the opposition. I told him that I intended to treat my Christian brothers with respect and this comp pastor was the very first to receive the DVDs for a critique. This is what he wrote as a public recommendation for my DVDs:

The story of creation tells us that both man and woman were made in the image of God. All people are given intrinsic value in the miraculous act of creation, and all people are loved passionately by God, regardless of gender, race, age, education, economics, etc. However, though men and women are equal in value and purpose in God’s eyes, there are passages in the Bible that raise the question of whether or not God limits the roles that are available to women in a local church family. Women in Ministry: Silenced or Set Free examines this question in a thoughtful and persuasive way. Through clear, concise teaching and multimedia, this series provides an excellent presentation of the arguments in favor of a woman’s freedom to serve in all roles of Christian leadership according to God’s leading. Though I disagree with the theological conclusions of this series at several points, I found the series very helpful in understanding the issues involved from a different perspective. Without a doubt, the presentation is offered with tremendous respect, integrity, and grace.
-Dr. Scott Heine, Compass Church, Goodyear, Arizona

In private he told me that he was very glad that we had met and he considered me his friend. I have great respect for Dr. Heine and especially that he would be willing to let his name stand in a public way in support of the integrity of my work.