47 min
Abuse in the name of submission: Assistant Producer Sarah shares her story All at Once
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- Christianity
Submission is a loaded word; it carries a lot of weight. When we teach gender roles and marital hierarchy without clearly and directly addressing power abuse, emotional abuse, and manipulation, it is very dangerous. The rigid thinking we often see in Christian culture around the theology of submission creates a breeding ground for power abuse and the oppression of women. Unfortunately, there are many Christian communities that systematically dismiss women’s voices as being hysterical or dramatic when they report abuse while allowing abusers to continue in their abusive patterns unconfronted.
Submission is a loaded word; it carries a lot of weight. When we teach gender roles and marital hierarchy without clearly and directly addressing power abuse, emotional abuse, and manipulation, it is very dangerous. The rigid thinking we often see in Christian culture around the theology of submission creates a breeding ground for power abuse and the oppression of women. Unfortunately, there are many Christian communities that systematically dismiss women’s voices as being hysterical or dramatic when they report abuse while allowing abusers to continue in their abusive patterns unconfronted.
47 min