Hannah Thomas

”The damage this one man has done to the SBC is beyond repair. The downfall of a once great denomination continues. I keep wondering when women in the SBC say enough is enough.”

Personally Tom? I think it would be more highly effective if more men stood up, and said ‘enough is enough’.

”Apparently there is a groundswell movement to restrict women to certain “roles” and there is even a teaching that unless women stay in their God-ordained “roles” as wives and mothers and refrain from teaching men, God will remove His hand of protection from them and allow them to be deceived by satan.”

It amazing to me that they worry about the women so much that they completely miss the fact that the bible normally speaks from both sides of the equation.

I will never forget the day that Uncle – a Baptist missionary – saw the split of the SBC over the roles of women with such disgust. He looked at us and told us, “If I had known they were going down this road with their attitudes towards women? I wouldn’t have chosen to be a Baptist when I decided to do my work for the Lord.”

It seems that statement from Adam keeps resurfacing! If they feel when they can’t get people to ‘do church right’ its that ‘woman you gave me! She won’t let me ‘rule over her’ they way you had in mind!”

Its such a blessing to see men like my Uncle here, and in other places in my life. I know there are others within the Baptist church that don’t have this view of scripture, and I hope they rise up against this teaching. lol We know they will use the women to help them as well! Heck they will support them as well when the woman wants to lead in some fashion as well. Its okay to see gifts and not just gender.

I seriously have to wonder if this is all based within insecurity at its very core. They are being deceived that their version of roles that has allowed them to Lord it over people is good.