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“Ever notice how women (midwives, hostess, neighbors, family) are excluded from our Nativity scenes, because the text doesn't directly mention their presence.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
“Ever notice how women (midwives, hostess, neighbors, family) are excluded from our Nativity scenes, because the text doesn't directly mention their presence.
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From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“In Advent, we acknowledge the strong-willed, outsider women who shaped Jesus’ lineage (especially Tamar, Rahab and Ruth in Matthew 1:1-5).
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“In Advent, we acknowledge the strong-willed, outsider women who shaped Jesus’ lineage (especially Tamar, Rahab and Ruth in Matthew 1:1-5).
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December 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“In Advent, we acknowledge the strong-willed, outsider women who shaped Jesus’ lineage (especially Tamar, Rahab and Ruth in Matthew 1:1-5).
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“In Advent, we acknowledge the strong-willed, outsider women who shaped Jesus’ lineage (especially Tamar, Rahab and Ruth in Matthew 1:1-5).
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“When we reach the time of Mary’s visit with Zechariah’s wife, Elizabeth, we find the two women praising God and Mary delivering a song for the ages, while the man remains silent. The man, a righteous priest, was silenced, while God gave Mary utterance, recorded in scripture,
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December 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
“When we reach the time of Mary’s visit with Zechariah’s wife, Elizabeth, we find the two women praising God and Mary delivering a song for the ages, while the man remains silent. The man, a righteous priest, was silenced, while God gave Mary utterance, recorded in scripture,
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“We found in our survey of 7000 people for our new book The Marriage You Want, couples who function with hierarchy, believing that the man is in authority and should make the final decision, have lower marital satisfaction, and higher markers of emotional immaturity.” – Sheila Wray Gregoire
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December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“We found in our survey of 7000 people for our new book The Marriage You Want, couples who function with hierarchy, believing that the man is in authority and should make the final decision, have lower marital satisfaction, and higher markers of emotional immaturity.” – Sheila Wray Gregoire
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"Christ has set us free for freedom. Therefore, stand firm and don’t submit to the bondage of slavery again ...
... You were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only don’t let this freedom be an opportunity to indulge your selfish impulses, but serve each other through love.
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... You were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only don’t let this freedom be an opportunity to indulge your selfish impulses, but serve each other through love.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Christ has set us free for freedom. Therefore, stand firm and don’t submit to the bondage of slavery again ...
... You were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only don’t let this freedom be an opportunity to indulge your selfish impulses, but serve each other through love.
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... You were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only don’t let this freedom be an opportunity to indulge your selfish impulses, but serve each other through love.
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“Decades of research have documented the salutary effects of religious participation for individual health and well-being ... so it is noteworthy that the health of women who attend sexist congregations is not significantly different from the health of non-attenders.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“Decades of research have documented the salutary effects of religious participation for individual health and well-being ... so it is noteworthy that the health of women who attend sexist congregations is not significantly different from the health of non-attenders.
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From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“By its very nature, complementarianism has no remedy for its shriveling effect on gifted women.” – Andrew Bartlett and Terran Williams
From: terranwilliams.com/what-mike-wi...
“By its very nature, complementarianism has no remedy for its shriveling effect on gifted women.” – Andrew Bartlett and Terran Williams
From: terranwilliams.com/what-mike-wi...
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“By its very nature, complementarianism has no remedy for its shriveling effect on gifted women.” – Andrew Bartlett and Terran Williams
From: terranwilliams.com/what-mike-wi...
“By its very nature, complementarianism has no remedy for its shriveling effect on gifted women.” – Andrew Bartlett and Terran Williams
From: terranwilliams.com/what-mike-wi...
“You can be a Christian who thinks that the purpose of salvation is avoiding hell tomorrow instead of destroying hell today.
But you cannot follow Jesus & do that.
When it is all said and done, it is not your Christianity that will save you.
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But you cannot follow Jesus & do that.
When it is all said and done, it is not your Christianity that will save you.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
“You can be a Christian who thinks that the purpose of salvation is avoiding hell tomorrow instead of destroying hell today.
But you cannot follow Jesus & do that.
When it is all said and done, it is not your Christianity that will save you.
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But you cannot follow Jesus & do that.
When it is all said and done, it is not your Christianity that will save you.
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From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
[On Phil 2:5–6]: “Contrary to what one would expect of a sovereign Lord, Jesus did not regard his equality with God as a right to utilize while he lived on earth ...
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[On Phil 2:5–6]: “Contrary to what one would expect of a sovereign Lord, Jesus did not regard his equality with God as a right to utilize while he lived on earth ...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
[On Phil 2:5–6]: “Contrary to what one would expect of a sovereign Lord, Jesus did not regard his equality with God as a right to utilize while he lived on earth ...
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[On Phil 2:5–6]: “Contrary to what one would expect of a sovereign Lord, Jesus did not regard his equality with God as a right to utilize while he lived on earth ...
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“Most people assume the Bible teaches that husbands are to be the rulers of their own homes or households, but Xerxes is the only person in the Bible to state this. Paul, for example, never says that husbands must be the rulers or leaders or heads of their homes.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
“Most people assume the Bible teaches that husbands are to be the rulers of their own homes or households, but Xerxes is the only person in the Bible to state this. Paul, for example, never says that husbands must be the rulers or leaders or heads of their homes.
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From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
[On the Daughters of Zelophehad in Numbers 27]: “These five young, single women – probably still children and teenagers –
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[On the Daughters of Zelophehad in Numbers 27]: “These five young, single women – probably still children and teenagers –
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November 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
[On the Daughters of Zelophehad in Numbers 27]: “These five young, single women – probably still children and teenagers –
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[On the Daughters of Zelophehad in Numbers 27]: “These five young, single women – probably still children and teenagers –
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From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“It is incredibly dicey for a woman, in a patriarchal space, to accuse a man of something. Accusations against men disrupt patriarchal spaces.
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“It is incredibly dicey for a woman, in a patriarchal space, to accuse a man of something. Accusations against men disrupt patriarchal spaces.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“It is incredibly dicey for a woman, in a patriarchal space, to accuse a man of something. Accusations against men disrupt patriarchal spaces.
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“It is incredibly dicey for a woman, in a patriarchal space, to accuse a man of something. Accusations against men disrupt patriarchal spaces.
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“The church loves to remind suffering people that “it was people that hurt you, not God” ...
... To say “it was people, not God” is convenient, and has some truth to it, but it also forces us to divorce Christ from the people who are supposed to be “in Christ.”
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... To say “it was people, not God” is convenient, and has some truth to it, but it also forces us to divorce Christ from the people who are supposed to be “in Christ.”
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November 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
“The church loves to remind suffering people that “it was people that hurt you, not God” ...
... To say “it was people, not God” is convenient, and has some truth to it, but it also forces us to divorce Christ from the people who are supposed to be “in Christ.”
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... To say “it was people, not God” is convenient, and has some truth to it, but it also forces us to divorce Christ from the people who are supposed to be “in Christ.”
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“When I was a missionary working with sexually exploited women in the Philippines, I had a John tell me that he came to the Philippines to get the “respect he deserved.” He went on a very long rant on women’s role to be subservient to men and to serve them,
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November 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
“When I was a missionary working with sexually exploited women in the Philippines, I had a John tell me that he came to the Philippines to get the “respect he deserved.” He went on a very long rant on women’s role to be subservient to men and to serve them,
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From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“Those who share in a spiritual rebirth are inaugurated as equal members of Christ’s body—the church. Through Christ, God is building a New Covenant people, with Jesus as head, and you and me as joint heirs.
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“Those who share in a spiritual rebirth are inaugurated as equal members of Christ’s body—the church. Through Christ, God is building a New Covenant people, with Jesus as head, and you and me as joint heirs.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“Those who share in a spiritual rebirth are inaugurated as equal members of Christ’s body—the church. Through Christ, God is building a New Covenant people, with Jesus as head, and you and me as joint heirs.
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“Those who share in a spiritual rebirth are inaugurated as equal members of Christ’s body—the church. Through Christ, God is building a New Covenant people, with Jesus as head, and you and me as joint heirs.
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From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
On Bill Gothard’s infamous "umbrella diagram" in which he portrayed a hierarchy of authority that he taught was dangerous to step outside of:
“In his umbrella illustration, Gothard used rain to symbolize Satanic attacks.
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On Bill Gothard’s infamous "umbrella diagram" in which he portrayed a hierarchy of authority that he taught was dangerous to step outside of:
“In his umbrella illustration, Gothard used rain to symbolize Satanic attacks.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
On Bill Gothard’s infamous "umbrella diagram" in which he portrayed a hierarchy of authority that he taught was dangerous to step outside of:
“In his umbrella illustration, Gothard used rain to symbolize Satanic attacks.
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On Bill Gothard’s infamous "umbrella diagram" in which he portrayed a hierarchy of authority that he taught was dangerous to step outside of:
“In his umbrella illustration, Gothard used rain to symbolize Satanic attacks.
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From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“The effects of gender identity in youth development is multiplied tenfold when it takes place in the context of organized religion, because now God is behind it all, and you can’t argue with the Creator of the universe.
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“The effects of gender identity in youth development is multiplied tenfold when it takes place in the context of organized religion, because now God is behind it all, and you can’t argue with the Creator of the universe.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“The effects of gender identity in youth development is multiplied tenfold when it takes place in the context of organized religion, because now God is behind it all, and you can’t argue with the Creator of the universe.
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“The effects of gender identity in youth development is multiplied tenfold when it takes place in the context of organized religion, because now God is behind it all, and you can’t argue with the Creator of the universe.
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“When we locate gendered hierarchy in its proper scriptural place, as a tragic outcome of the first couple’s rebellion against God rather than in God’s creational design,
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November 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“When we locate gendered hierarchy in its proper scriptural place, as a tragic outcome of the first couple’s rebellion against God rather than in God’s creational design,
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“Imagine if sermons were preached about Uriah in the same ways as Bathsheba:
– “If he’d just listened to David, he would’ve never been hurt.”
– “All he had to do was go home, but he seemed to think he knew better than his commanding officer.”
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– “If he’d just listened to David, he would’ve never been hurt.”
– “All he had to do was go home, but he seemed to think he knew better than his commanding officer.”
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
“Imagine if sermons were preached about Uriah in the same ways as Bathsheba:
– “If he’d just listened to David, he would’ve never been hurt.”
– “All he had to do was go home, but he seemed to think he knew better than his commanding officer.”
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– “If he’d just listened to David, he would’ve never been hurt.”
– “All he had to do was go home, but he seemed to think he knew better than his commanding officer.”
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“What people need to understand is that conservative Christian spaces are the only places where you can openly discriminate against women and be cheered for it. You can't in the workplace, in academia, etc.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
“What people need to understand is that conservative Christian spaces are the only places where you can openly discriminate against women and be cheered for it. You can't in the workplace, in academia, etc.
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“Many women in the church are raised to focus on doing, on serving, on looking good on the outside, while their internal lives, their emotions, their self-awareness, their personal growth, get little attention.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“Many women in the church are raised to focus on doing, on serving, on looking good on the outside, while their internal lives, their emotions, their self-awareness, their personal growth, get little attention.
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From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“A “role” is defined as either “an actor’s part in a play, movie, etc.”; or “the function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation.”
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“A “role” is defined as either “an actor’s part in a play, movie, etc.”; or “the function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation.”
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November 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“A “role” is defined as either “an actor’s part in a play, movie, etc.”; or “the function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation.”
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“A “role” is defined as either “an actor’s part in a play, movie, etc.”; or “the function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation.”
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From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“As a self-confident young man, I was delighted to learn that God had given “headship”/leadership to men. I enthusiastically became a “complementarian,” to use a term of more recent origin.
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“As a self-confident young man, I was delighted to learn that God had given “headship”/leadership to men. I enthusiastically became a “complementarian,” to use a term of more recent origin.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
From the Orthodox Barbie archives:
“As a self-confident young man, I was delighted to learn that God had given “headship”/leadership to men. I enthusiastically became a “complementarian,” to use a term of more recent origin.
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“As a self-confident young man, I was delighted to learn that God had given “headship”/leadership to men. I enthusiastically became a “complementarian,” to use a term of more recent origin.
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“What do you think happens to a man’s soul when he is convinced God has given him the final say over another person? What kind of darkness and arrogance creeps in over time as his spirit perceives that her thoughts and feelings are less decisive and authoritative than his?
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November 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
“What do you think happens to a man’s soul when he is convinced God has given him the final say over another person? What kind of darkness and arrogance creeps in over time as his spirit perceives that her thoughts and feelings are less decisive and authoritative than his?
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“Gender hierarchists often tell women, “Don’t focus on the couple of things you can’t do (according to their interpretation of the Bible). Just focus on all the things you can do.” This is a sleight-of-hand maneuver.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
“Gender hierarchists often tell women, “Don’t focus on the couple of things you can’t do (according to their interpretation of the Bible). Just focus on all the things you can do.” This is a sleight-of-hand maneuver.
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