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I'm a little late here, but I just ran across Jimmy Carter's op-ed in the Guardian. In 2000 when he was 76, after 60 years (including time as a deacon and Sunday-school teacher) in the church, Carter left the Southern Baptists. He recently published an op-ed, The words of God do not justify cruelty to women.
Quote:
Nor, tragically, does its influence stop at the walls of the church, mosque, synagogue or temple. This discrimination, unjustifiably attributed to a Higher Authority, has provided a reason or excuse for the deprivation of women's equal rights across the world for centuries. The male interpretations of religious texts and the way they interact with, and reinforce, traditional practices justify some of the most pervasive, persistent, flagrant and damaging examples of human rights abuses.
I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but Amen.
Quote:
Nor, tragically, does its influence stop at the walls of the church, mosque, synagogue or temple. This discrimination, unjustifiably attributed to a Higher Authority, has provided a reason or excuse for the deprivation of women's equal rights across the world for centuries. The male interpretations of religious texts and the way they interact with, and reinforce, traditional practices justify some of the most pervasive, persistent, flagrant and damaging examples of human rights abuses.
I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but Amen.