Tag: Sarah Palin
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To some evangelicals, Palin’s career violates biblical teachings
Los Angeles Times: To some evangelicals, Palin's career violates biblical teachings In a white-steepled church along a stretch in picturesque canyon country, the preacher laid out the basic blueprint of a godly marriage: Husbands lead, wives submit. Speaking recently before hundreds of worshipers at Placerita Baptist Church in Newhall, guest preacher Chris Mueller affirmed the…
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The Sarah Palin Effect and Age vs. Gender
Freakonomics: The Sarah Palin Effect and Age vs. Gender Say what you will about the addition of Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket (here I said that most searches sought “hot” pictures of the Alaska governor); regardless of personal or political viewpoint, it is clear that McCain’s selection altered the political blogosphere. Looking at U.S.…
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The Complementarian Palin Conundrum
What to do with Sarah Palin? Many people in theologically conservative protestant denominations and congregations believe that men and women fulfill complementary gender roles. They describe themselves as complementarian. Men lead. Women submit. Men teach and preach. Women do not teach or preach to men, nor are they ordained to be pastors. There are a…