We live in a fallen world in which God works redemptively. This means that nothing can be simply assumed to be in submission to God. It can only be assumed to be in submission to Him, or not. Consequently, we must consider all things as a blessing, or a curse, depending upon its relationship to …
Women in Combat?
“When these passages are considered together [Is. 19:16-17; Jer. 50:36-37; 51:29-30; Nah. 3:13], we should conclude that a standard way for the prophets of God to tell a people that their military might has failed them is to say that their warriors have come to the point where they fight like women. A legitimate conclusion …
Women and Hierarchy
“In the hierarchical and biblical view, the relationship of women to men is first familial, and then as a consequence, a larger (and very complex) cultural and societal relationship between the sexes emerges. This means that wives are to submit to, and provide help to, their own husbands (and no one else). As a result …
Uppity Calvinist Women
Visionaries, In his great book Orthodoxy, Chesterton once said, “This began to be alarming. It looked not so much as if Christianity was bad enough to include any vices, but rather as if any stick was good enough to beat Christianity with.” The aptness of this observation is seen in the following missive from Angie: …
Feminism Rips Off Women
“The cultural discipline of honoring women is very important. It is no accident that feminists have succeeded in getting women treated ‘equally’ with men, and now that women are no longer singled out for honor, that the men around them just go with their lusts. The results have not been at all favorable for women. …
Relativism and the Mistreatment of Women
Dear visionaries, Susannah’s questions presuppose a foundational solidarity and allegiance between all men, based on gender alone, and a solidarity of all women, based on gender alone. But there are other factors affecting what she lists, things like suspect statistics, Hinduism, famine, wars, etc. But when it comes to those things that really are done …
As a Gentleman Walks By the Longhouse, Whistling
Introduction: A meme to be discussed, using the pointy end, in the last section . . . In order to discuss the point I wish to make here, we must begin with the realization that feminism is a ...
Augusto-Letters, As It Were
Letter to the Editor: If a sport dominated by lesbians is also dominated by doping, the question to ask is “were they lesbians even before they took the drugs?” Kristina ...
A Radical Proposal: Incrementalism at the Federal Level
Introduction: This will be a really straightforward blog post, with no structural subtleties involved. I want to begin with a proposal for a particular pro-life amendment to the Constitution ...
Athletics and Christian Community #3
Introduction: We have already noted that egalitarianism is a problem in conservative Christian circles, particularly when it comes to the realities of meritocracy that athletic competition forces us ...