"Should Christian men run America? Hell no, say abuse survivors in new documentary.In ‘For Our Daughters,’ a new film from Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of ‘Jesus and John Wayne,’ abuse survivors argue that if pastors can’t keep their own churches safe,...
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"Should Christian men run America? Hell no, say abuse survivors in new documentary. In ‘For Our Daughters,’ a new film from Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of ‘Jesus and John Wayne,’ abuse survivors argue that if pastors can’t keep their own churches safe, they should not be running the country."
~ Bob Smietana
#patriarchy #churches #SexualAbuse #MaleEntitlement
/1Thanks to @jmccyoung for sharing this link.
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"Sexual abuse in churches has long been thought of as a 'Catholic disease,' but as recent events have shown, it is unchecked power and authority, not celibacy, that is the root of the problem. It is also very much a crisis of the evangelical movement’s own making; in this milieu, commercial incentives have produced a culture where the more charismatic and authoritarian the leader, the more successful the church."
~ Elle Hardy
The Sexual Abuse Scandal That’s Engulfed the Evangelical Movement
A deep, institutional corruption and a near-total aversion to accountability have condemned church leaders to an endless loop of disrepute.
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"The widespread culture of abuse, cover-up, and denial has been exacerbated by the kind of corruption that arises when friends appoint friends to positions of authority, tamping down any incentives toward transparency and accountability."
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"''Preservation of the patriarchal structure underneath it creates a culture that is ripe for abuse,' [Julie] Ingersoll says. 'It’s a place where men are in charge and women are in submission.'"
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Mason Loring Blissreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by@wdlindsy @jmccyoung The clip wherein the zealot says in a Christian nation women wouldn't be able to vote really encapsulates the whole thing nicely.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Mason Loring Bliss last edited by
@mason @jmccyoung It does encapsulate the whole thing nicely, doesn't it? On that score, see also the commentary on the white TheoBros backing Vance that I shared in this thread today:
William Lindsey :toad: (@[email protected])
"To understand JD Vance, you need to meet the 'TheoBros.' These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again. ... Many TheoBros, for example, don’t think women belong in the pulpit or the voting booth—and even want to repeal the 19th Amendment." ~ Kiera Butler #JDVance #TheoBros #Project2025 #WhiteChristianNationalism #theocracy #patriarchy #misogyny #MaleDomination /1 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/09/theobros-jd-vance-christian-nationalism/
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