Comments on: Verbal Abuse Towards Women Among The IFB

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 06:20:17 +0000

Good read! I really enjoy the story of the woman with the issue of blood. As I’ve heard it put “she didn’t do it the Sunday school way!” She broke all the rules to get to Jesus. If she went to an IFB church, they would have expelled her. Women did not touch men back then and especially not an unclean woman touching a rabbi! She broke the church rules to get to her Savior and He did not condemn her for it!

By: John

John — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:52:25 +0000

Interesting… I agree with the post as a whole concerning the way women are to be treated. Although, I also find it interesting that I have never personally been to an IFB church that has held this stance (I’ve been to a few dozen of them in addition to churches of different denominations). I know they’re out there becuase FBC Hammond does that and I’ve seen videos of it. It is indeed a despicable thing to treat women in such a fashion.

By: Jamey

Jamey — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:28:20 +0000

I agree with both of you. I am not a proponent of the Women’s Liberation Movement as it is currently, but I do know that after leaving the IFB, I was liberated. It is nice to be able to have my own opinion. It is nice to have my own voice on issues. It is nice to be treated like a lady who has a contribution to make and not as someone who is subordinate to a male strictly because I am a woman.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:21:41 +0000

Jesus was, indeed, a champion of women’s rights, but more than that, he was a champion of human rights, especially those who are marginalized by society which sadly includes countless women around the world. For a so-called church treat women as anything but first class citizens is unthinkable and unconscionable.

By: greg

greg — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:38:11 +0000

Many good points here! Rather than talk specifically about any one of them, I would just like to say that, unfortunately, in many IFB’s “not all” – women are treated like second class citizens. You see absolutely no sign of that with Jesus. Jesus recognized the value and worth of everyone. In fact you could actually say that Jesus was a champion of women’s rights!!