Defeater Ethics: Misogyny
Every Square Inch Podcast
Christ for Kentucky
4.9 • 557 Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2023
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
It’s not uncommon for someone living in today’s culture to be turned-off by apparent misogyny that seems to define the Christian religion. But what does the Bible actually have to say about the value of women? This week’s episode is all about the beauty and importance that Jesus ascribed to women.
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| 1:02.0 | We are nearing the end of our Defeater Ethics series, where we are contending less for the truth of the Christian faith and more for its beauty and goodness. |
| 1:14.6 | After a few weeks discussing politics, we are going to turn our attention per request by a few people. |
| 1:22.7 | We're going to turn our attention to the objection of Christianity's alleged misogyny. Is the Bible a misogynistic book? Was Jesus a |
| 1:34.5 | misogynistic leader? And is Christianity thus a misogynistic religion? If you are |
| 1:40.4 | unfamiliar with the term misogyny, it means a prejudice, even a contempt against women. |
| 1:47.7 | Is Christianity anti-women? |
| 1:51.1 | As our society continues to wrestle with the importance of female equality, a common question, or maybe a better word, would be dilemma, is the contribution of religion in general and Christianity |
| 2:03.1 | specifically when it comes to misogynism. Now, if you were to ask me to discuss, have Christians |
| 2:11.5 | been anti-women? Has American evangelicalism been anti-women? Has Christian purity culture been anti-women? Has a brand of |
| 2:21.8 | Christianity that perhaps you grew up with been anti-women? These types of questions are admittedly |
| 2:29.5 | complicated at best and downright lamentable at worse. In many cases, there is no answer to give, |
| 2:36.5 | except a heartfelt apology. Have those who claim to follow Jesus been harmful to women and |
| 2:43.4 | perpetuated misogyny? Yes. Sadly, the answer is yes. But the question is whether those actions align with the Jesus they claim to follow. |
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