I'm new to this blogging thing, so you'll have to bear with me while I work out the bugs. Oh, well, we all have to start somewhere...
I've created this blog so that egalitarians like me can have a safe place to come talk, hang out, and hopefully, make friends. Towards that end, I guess it would be good if I introduced myself.
I'm originally from Texas, but now I live in Great Britain with my British husband. As we go along, I'll be happy to share cultural observations from being a "stranger in a strange land." I count myself as an egalitarian but, to be honest, I never thought about it until just a few years ago. My parents were not very stereotypical: my mother balanced the checkbook in our family, and she was definitely more outspoken than my father. My father, in turn, is an introvert who's happiest reading a book. Therefore, I didn't realize that there are "roles" each gender is supposed to play. Alas, I have now met many Christians who think the opposite, and have defended their position rather vehemently. They are certainly welcome to their opinion, but I refuse to feel less of a person or a Christian just because I don't fit a stereotype.
Now, I must confess that I've started this blog with an ulterior motive in mind. Well, actually two of them. First, I used to be part of something called Egalitarian Christian Alliance forum, which was pretty much all egalitarian. Unfortunately, that forum no longer exists, and I miss the fellowship. So I've started this blog to make new egal. friends. (And I hope the guys and gals from ECA will somehow hear about this and migrate over here. It would be wonderful to talk to y'all again.)
Second, I'm trying to write a novel featuring a heroine who becomes an egalitarian, and I need help. I'll explain why in future posts, but I really hope we can brainstorm and come up with some good ideas. And if you want, I'll put you in the acknowledgements of the finished book, so you can become famous!
Oh, and in case you're wondering, "anamchara" is the Gaelic word for "soul friend." Back in ancient Celtic times, the word was used to describe an older, experienced monk who became the mentor and confessor to a new one. So come here and share your thoughts and let's encourage one another!
8 comments:
Yea! Hanging out is a good thing. Meeting more like-minded friends is even better. And welcome to the business end of blogdom.
Yay, another egal blog! :)
*links you on del.icio.us*
-LJR (aka tnjaguar)
Hi Lori. I'm glad you're doing this. Like you, I too am from Texas; in fact, I still live there. I'll be visiting here from time to time, along with my visits to CBE. I hope I can help you with your novel!
Lori, I looked at the link God's Word To Women, and I enjoyed it. Only one thing bothered me: Teaching on Eve, the author said that Adam was standing there when she talked to the serpent, and he should have stopped the conversation and driven the serpent out. Here's what bothers me: It's a complementarian argument. It implies male authority over the woman. Eve had as much authority as Adam did, and had to make her own decisions anyway. To assert that Adam should have run him out when he tempted Eve is to assert that women cannot decide on their own to resist temptation, but must have a "male authority figure" to rescue them.
Craighton, I had to laugh at your comment "the business end of blogging." It took me two hours to set this up last night! Choosing the basic template is easy, but to add things or make changes, you have to use HTML coding. As I told you before, I am clueless when it comes to doing HTML stuff. Well, I certainly got a crash course last night! Feel free to give me feedback on it. Does it look too dark? Is it too hard to read everything? There are various templates you can choose, so I'll be happy to tweak it if it will make things easier. It's hard to have a fellowship when you're sitting in the dark! (Although there was this one time...I think I'll save that for the future.)
Kathryn, it's great to meet a fellow Texan. How's the weather over there? Over here it's getting cold already. It's funny, though, because this year the weather stayed warmer for longer. Normally we start turning on the heater in September.
I didn't realize that about GWTW. Thanks for pointing it out. I had only bookmarked their site because they have a page quoting from all these studies that show egal. marriages tend to be happier than comp. ones, have less abuse, etc. In fact, I think that page was quoted in a posting at The Scroll. Do you think I should get rid of the link?
That reminds me of something. In their book Why Not Women?, Cunningham and Hamilton also say the Fall was partly Adam's fault. They point out that the command not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge was given to Adam before Eve was created; therefore, he would have had to have taught Eve what God said. The fact that Adam stood there and did not correct the false teaching of the serpent made him just as guilty. The authors made these comments in their discussion of 1 Timothy 2:11-15, comparing the situation in Ephesus where the women were succumbing to false teaching. What do y'all think?
Hi Lori - good blog. Nice to get to know you a little, after lots of comments on the Scroll, which I always read and enjoy, and sometimes tentatively comment in.
Cool novel idea. Would be pleased to help.
Cheers, sally
(Check my own blog out at www.loveasunnyday.blogspot.com)
I'll hang out as well, although I am from Oklahoma. But that doesn't mean we have to be enemies does it? ;) I live in Chicago now.
I've also put you on my blogroll.
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