tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post2563493729417651597..comments2024-01-29T06:02:39.583-08:00Comments on Suzanne's Bookshelf: Equal participation in decision-making for womenSuzanne McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033350578895908993noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-19342270761262811612009-01-15T16:48:00.000-08:002009-01-15T16:48:00.000-08:00Molly,I have friends who served in Uganda as missi...Molly,<BR/>I have friends who served in Uganda as missionaries for more than 20 years. They have told me more than once that when a man come to Jesus and starts treating his wife/wives well, his non-Christian friends insist that he has been victimized by witchcraft- there is something that seriously wrong with him not "lording it over" anymore.<BR/><BR/>Dana AmesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-14077111431442597872009-01-15T07:13:00.000-08:002009-01-15T07:13:00.000-08:00Suzanne, Amen!Molly,I am beginning to tire of the ...Suzanne, Amen!<BR/><BR/>Molly,<BR/>I am beginning to tire of the word frustrated myself. I seem to say if often. I say it when I am trying to get a church leader to let us provide a seminar for their congregation on abuse and ministering to those affected, and he says no or we'll think about it and get back to you. And he doesn't. (since of course it doesn;t happen in HIS congregation)I say it when a church leader makes a comment like a few weeks ago when we were scheduled to do a training on elder abuse and he said, "who would want to attend that?" uh... someone concerned about the elderly? I say it when they finally give permission to hold a seminar and then the LEADERSHIP DOES NOT SHOW! Frustrated doesn't fit anymore because I am beyond fruistrated, and although my husband says be patient, patience is not my strong suit when it comes to this issue because I know people are hurting.<BR/><BR/>Can we think of another word? Hostile would fit except that the connotations of that can be extreme! But I am hostile to statements such as we need more patriarchal types! <BR/><BR/>Sorry to ramble on, but I am...uuurrr... frustrated!<BR/><BR/>and I shall sign my name!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-57832682391798008922009-01-14T21:59:00.000-08:002009-01-14T21:59:00.000-08:00I think it was over at Ladies Against Feminism, bu...I think it was over at Ladies Against Feminism, but I just read a piece about how awful the "missionary organizations" are over in Africa, because they are bringing feminism with them, and how great the need is for missionaries to come in who will bring patriarchy with them instead. I was just totally SHOCKED. <BR/><BR/>It's anti-gospel to get girls in school...to see that women are not treated as second-class citizens...????? Oh my gosh, I have a hard time having any patience at all for these people sometimes. Frustration is not a strong enough word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com