The Persecution of Women in the Church

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

No, I can't, because I think the historical denigration of women is awful, and I can't think of a thing good to say about it, except for the fact that in our day, in our country, it is nowhere near as bad and prevalent as it used to be.

For that I rejoice.

If you want to paint me as some kind of male chauvinist pig, it won't work. There are too many that will testify to the contrary.

I have been an advocate and protector of women my whole life.

I have put myself in harm's way to defend ladies, and would do so again in a minute.

I stood up to a grown man when I was 12 years old over an abusive situation, knowing I might get my brains half knocked out.

A year or so later, when I was around 13-14, I faced a man swinging a chain in order to help extricate a young lady from him.

I have helped women get free of abusive relationships--real abusive relationships, not the penny=ante stuff that sometimes gets whined about. A disagreement gets magnified into "mental abuse."

You could poll the women in my life and they would all tell you that I am a gentleman with huge respect for women.

Forgive the transparency and personal examples, but I have not always lived in idyllic situations, and had a rough childhood in some ways.

I'll go to the wall to help a woman in trouble.

I have zero tolerance for abusive men.
But this nonsense about Apostolic standards being persecution, is a joke, a bad joke that isn't funny.

Should I judge what you have said compared to how you have treated me on several forums? Should I measure all men by the way some have done? I think you and I can make false assumptions about the other based on how we have treated each other on the forum. Some of which is due to misinterpreting and putting a slant on other's posts that were not intended.

Sincerely, Rhoni