tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post8950791775576866627..comments2024-01-29T06:02:39.583-08:00Comments on Suzanne's Bookshelf: Open Letter to PastorsSuzanne McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033350578895908993noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-54942533058362533522007-10-12T03:20:00.000-07:002007-10-12T03:20:00.000-07:00I would not want to a priori rule out the idea of ...I would not want to a priori rule out the idea of psychological differences between men and women and that they have implications for gender roles.<BR/><BR/>But it seems very difficult to identify exactly what they might be. And if we did identify them, how could we be certain as to the best way to implement them?<BR/><BR/>I am frustrated at the unwillingness of my fellow conservatives to consider that a lot of their ideas about gender roles might simply be assumptions grounded in cultural convention.<BR/><BR/>There does seem to be a distinct lack of sytematic thinking in some of the circles in which I travel.<BR/><BR/>Every Blessing in Christ<BR/><BR/>MatthewMatthew Celestinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874430461346560520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-53674286191644484332007-10-10T07:43:00.000-07:002007-10-10T07:43:00.000-07:00Matthew,If you can just think of women as fellow h...Matthew,<BR/><BR/>If you can just think of women as fellow humans it is not difficult at all.Suzanne McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033350578895908993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-4674066622925125872007-10-10T07:05:00.000-07:002007-10-10T07:05:00.000-07:00I think attempting to define masculinity and femin...I think attempting to define masculinity and femininity is just so difficult.<BR/><BR/>Establishing what a particular text says about what women should or should not do is difficult enough, though one might reach a definite conclusion on it.<BR/>Attempting to construct a Biblical model of masculinity and femininity seems to my mind such a bewilderingly complex operation.<BR/><BR/>God Bless<BR/><BR/>MatthewMatthew Celestinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874430461346560520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-73994112623834230182007-10-09T18:36:00.000-07:002007-10-09T18:36:00.000-07:00I haven't seen the writings that this women mentio...I haven't seen the writings that this women mentions but certainly <A HREF="http://www.bible.org/series.php?series_id=133" REL="nofollow">Biblical Gynecology</A> by Dan Wallace is offensive to me. <BR/><BR/>Wallace does not call women receivers but "responders" - also a sexual metaphor in my view. I find everything that he writes here disrespectful and offensive to everybody concerned. It is extremely unhelpful to the issue.Suzanne McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033350578895908993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-76535556258193840312007-10-09T08:58:00.000-07:002007-10-09T08:58:00.000-07:00that's ridiculous and offensivethat's ridiculous and offensiveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com