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Tony Jones' Curious Call For Schism
On November 27, 2013 In his post, Maybe Schism Was the Wrong Word, Tony Jones shares his conversation with Sarah Cunningham who "fundamentally disagrees" with Jones' position.
Jones recants of using the word "schism".
Jones and Cunningham obviously disagree over this issue, yet he is fellowshipping and even collaborating with her at upcoming events, which goes against the words and spirit of his original post.
I'm confused.
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You said “The people on the complementarian side believe that it would be putting
women down to have them behave in a manner that is in opposition to
God’s plan for them.”
It makes it sounds like complementarians believe that there is only one path for women and any thing else is wrong.
3) if* not is.
I find it interesting that the day after you wrote about the evil treatment of ministers in the United Methodist Church who are in favor of marriage equality in the church, you wrote this blog on how women could affect equality within the church. As a gay member of the the United Methodist Church, I have considered some of the same actions you mention. I also find it ironic that you included the story of a Baptist woman who went with her husband to a Methodist church for this reason and they were warmly accepted. I know that the UMC is “light years” ahead of many other churches in the matter, but I think it would be interesting to see what their reception would have been had they been gay instead. I am sure that they would have been allowed to come in, but whether their reception would have been warm and welcoming would depend of the congregation. Some would not be. In spite of that, I continue to stay in the church that I feel God has called me to and work for the change that is needed.
But he didn’t use any curse words. I thought all of the hipster bloggers used a few curse words when writing about Christianity to show the secular world (their audience) how edgy and cool they are?!
1. No
2. Then don’t get married and don’t have children.
3. I don’t know what that is.
4. Then she has a child, a spouse, and a job.
5. I don’t know what God’s will is for your hypothetical woman.
I sense that you are trying to make a point, but I have no idea what it is.
Is there only one plan for women according to God? What is she does not want to be married and/or have children? What is that doesn’t happen? What if she is a mother and wife and has a high-powered career? Is that not God’s will?