gengwall

Yes, Kay, much of the argument is an argument of convenience. That doesn’t change the convincing nature of the argument in their minds. In fact, the conviction they hold about male leadership is only reinforced by the observed differences between men and women and the apparent (to them) obsession of women to grasp leadership. It is of little effect, then, to point out biblical cases of female leadership to them or to blithely brush their arguments aside as convenient because you only look more like a “Femi Nazi” to them and are easily disregarded as, ironically, out of touch with God’s design and Word.

The only effectual approach, at least IMHO, must be to challenge the original premise. Were men designed by God to be the leaders of the human race, or were men and women together designed to be the co-leaders of the human race? Moreover, considering the obviously observed differences in men and women, are there gender specific design parameters instilled by God and if so, what are they if not leadership and, I guess, “followership”? These are the questions that must be addressed first. Knock out the foundation, and the whole house of cards crumbles.