{"id":4992,"date":"2013-07-09T08:04:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T14:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thoughtlife\/?p=4992"},"modified":"2013-07-09T08:04:14","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T14:04:14","slug":"are-complementarians-really-the-most-pro-woman-folks-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thoughtlife\/2013\/07\/are-complementarians-really-the-most-pro-woman-folks-around\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Complementarians Really the Most Pro-Woman Folks Around?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"\"<\/a>Yes, I think so. I explain why this is so in the media below.<\/p>\n

Recently, I\u2019ve had opportunity in my role as Executive Director of the Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood<\/a> (CBMW) to do several interviews that have allowed me to speak to my gospel-driven, positive vision for the organization.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re wondering how complementarianism is truly liberating, if you want to know how the gospel syncs up with sexuality and gender, and how we\u2019re handling same-sex marriage, the following should help.<\/p>\n

Here are the links to three pieces of content that the CBMW blog picked up<\/a>:<\/p>\n

1. On\u00a0June 28, I spoke with Jared Oliphint at Reformed Forum\u2019s Christ the Center podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t need to have a narrow focus as complementarians. Our purview theologically covers so much. Think about it: gender, sexuality, family issues,\u00a0discipleship issues \u2026 homosexuality,\u00a0transgender matters, church\/pastoral matters, individual\u00a0Christian walk issues. There is so much.\u00a0What we\u2019re trying to do is build CBMW into a major media outlet for evangelicalism.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Listen to the whole thing here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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2. On July 4, I spoke with Louisville\u2019s Voice-Tribune<\/em><\/a>\u00a0about the latest Supreme Court rulings regarding marriage.<\/p>\n

Strachan, who considers the Bible to be \u201cthe ultimate authority in the world,\u201d said marriage requires not only love and commitment but adherence to Biblical guidelines. \u201cIn embracing same-sex marriage,\u201d he said, \u201cAmerica is turning away from wisdom.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Strachan\u2019s view, an anti-discrimination law would jeopardize religious liberty. \u201cThe irony is that discrimination will happen against the religious person who believes that homosexuality is a sin.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the rest here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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3. On July 5,\u00a0I was interviewed by Dan Darling<\/a>\u00a0at the popular\u00a0Leadership Journal\u00a0<\/em>blog, Out of Ur.<\/p>\n

We know from practical experience that men and women, though sharing much in terms of spiritual call and purpose, are uniquely created by God for certain roles and responsibilities. Amidst a spirit of mind that denies basic reality, CBMW is here to calmly, trustingly, and joyfully make the point that our distinctiveness and complementary are not ill realities, but beautiful ones, and if we will embrace them, we will unleash human flourishing in all directions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the whole thing here<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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