tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269573587631126943.post6604293035181850104..comments2023-06-07T08:05:44.732-07:00Comments on The Right Word: Verbal Plunder: Against the Feminist Encroachment on Language, Theology and EthicsDr. Michael Baumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013245754748702406noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269573587631126943.post-26095012031898484382012-05-25T23:13:54.577-07:002012-05-25T23:13:54.577-07:00She seems to have lost her grip, being now unable ...She seems to have lost her grip, being now unable to distinguish between victim and victimizer.Dr. Michael Baumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013245754748702406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269573587631126943.post-34743338853364258582012-05-25T15:26:14.186-07:002012-05-25T15:26:14.186-07:00"A female priest has compared the Church of E..."A female priest has compared the Church of England to an abusive husband following controversial last-minute changes to plans allowing women to be bishops.<br><br>The Rev Dr Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, interim principal of Durham University’s Ustinov College, branded the Church an “abusive institution” and questioned whether women should stay or flee.<br><br>She wrote in a blog post: “The question for women priests today is: do we stay with this abusive institution?<br><br>“Do we stay, hoping it will get better? Do we stay, because we feel called by God to be in this marriage? Do we stay, thinking we can continue to try to change it from the inside?<br><br>“Or do we flee to the nearest refuge (let’s ignore the fact for now that they rarely exist) – leaving home, family, community, and our dreams behind?”<br><br>In another passage, she reportedly referred to the recent case of a man who gouged out his wife’s eyes.<br><br>The posting was later withdrawn.<br><br>...<br><br>She wrote on Monday: “One of the reasons women’s ordination is important is because women’s current exclusion from the church hierarchy justifies and entrenches sexist attitudes which have very serious consequences for women around the world.<br><br>“Rape, sexual abuse, violence against women and women’s political and economic subjugation are repeatedly justified on the basis that it is ‘natural’ and ‘God-given’ that women should be below men on some divine hierarchy.”<br><br>From: <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/female-priest-says-the-church-is-like-abusive-husband-7785691.html" rel="nofollow">Female priest says the Church is like 'abusive husband'</a>.<br><br>This may explain the "Verbal Plunder by Feminists on Language, Theology and Ethics."Truth Unites... and Divideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08891402278361538353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269573587631126943.post-60688592752841977712012-05-20T22:10:40.047-07:002012-05-20T22:10:40.047-07:00At the same time, that slip could make an excellen...At the same time, that slip could make an excellent post topic. Several related topics, in fact.Ilíonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269573587631126943.post-27238445325395084342012-05-20T17:59:08.522-07:002012-05-20T17:59:08.522-07:00I have made the change. Thanks again.I have made the change. Thanks again.Dr. Michael Baumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013245754748702406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269573587631126943.post-26267766646009206452012-05-20T13:21:16.086-07:002012-05-20T13:21:16.086-07:00Good catch, Ilion. That clearly ought to be re-wr...Good catch, Ilion. That clearly ought to be re-written. Mea culpa.Dr. Michael Baumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013245754748702406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269573587631126943.post-29665117830580429092012-05-20T12:48:30.316-07:002012-05-20T12:48:30.316-07:00"... they have not yet had the nerve to bomba..."<i>... they have not yet had the nerve to bombard the walls of Hell in order to claim its king as their own. It's funny how calling the Devil “he” doesn't bother the feminists. ...</i>"<br><br>In "gender inclusive language", the murderer, and the sewer worker, are always "he"; the distinguished philosopher is always "she" (despite that vanishingly few women give even half a fig about philosophy).Ilíonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269573587631126943.post-2852422502474973052012-05-20T12:30:13.471-07:002012-05-20T12:30:13.471-07:00Apparently, I only imagined that I'd recently ...Apparently, I only imagined that I'd recently posted on this topic on my own blog. What I must have done is made a comment on someone else's blog.Ilíonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269573587631126943.post-84764821733721836572012-05-20T12:26:25.721-07:002012-05-20T12:26:25.721-07:00I agree, and I ought to link to this post from my ...I agree, and I ought to link to this post from my recent post on the same topic.<br><br>At the same time -- "<i>... If <b>someone</b> wants to steal something from me and I can stop <b>them</b>, I will. ...</i>" -- *sigh* it's a difficult battle when one's mind has been colonized from childhood by enemy propaganda.Ilíonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.com