"I do believe our girls are in crisis, but then I think our boys are still in crisis too; after all, the capitalist-patriarchy is harmful for everyone. It is based on a sex binary that involves a reductive, racist, disablist, and sexist heteronormative construction of humanity, which privileges heterosexual men, but only those who conform to the stereotypes of "man"." by Louise Pennington
I'm going to a book group tomorrow night where we will be discussing the book 'Preachers, Prophets and Heretics: Anglican Women's Ministry' Edited by Elaine Lindsay and Janet Scarfe. We will be focusing on chapter nine which is about the Movement for the ordination of women (MOW) and the Anglican Diocese of Sydney's opposition to the ordination of women. The chapter asserts that those who opposed the ordination of women claimed to be going by Scripture alone and they cautioned those who sought to change the order of things against being influenced by 'Social mores'. The words from Louise Pennington's Blog sum up for me what I regard as the arrogance and inability to look and see (as Jesus often urged) a new kingdom, a new way of doing things, one which superceded patriarchy and any divisions that elevated the male gender above the female gender or one ethnic group above another or richer people above poorer people. 'The Spirt of the Lord is upon me because God has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. God sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour.' Luke 4: 18,19
Hmmn!!!! It seems like we can use Scripture to justify our power and position rather than let it challenge us about justce and freedom from poverty and oppression.
