The Two Stipulations

The apostle Paul made two clear stipulations in his pastoral epistle. That is, if he really wrote it. If he really existed. If we really believe he was inspired by the Holy Spirit. I added the if clauses for the apostates. One of my favorites came from an LCA study, which decided to treat Romans as if Paul actually wrote it! Until that moment I did not know the issue was debated. My Biblical professors at Yale never brought it up, and they studied under the famous scholars of Europe: Bultmann, Mowinkel, etc.

KJV 1 Timothy 2:11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

The two stipulations from the Apostle are:

1. Women may not usurp authority over men.
2. Women may not teach men.

The vanguard for women's suffrage, the insufferable suffragettes, always change the subject.

They change the subject to:
A. We do not want women's talents to go unused.
B. Denying us leadership over men is oppresive and un-modern.
C. If you do not give us what we demand, we will go elsewhere.

After all, Dorothy Sonntag took off for the green pastures of ELCA after turning The Northwestern Lutheran into the Woman's Home Companion (Slick Brenner's jibe).

So Christian Worship was edited for the suffragettes. And Katy-bar-the-door, they came tumbling into WELS. Yes? No, not at all.

Lyle Schaller, a liberal Methodist, allowed in his consultant's newsletter that women displace men in congregational leadership. Mainline churches have women pastors, women council members, women treasurers, and all-women churches. The men, says Schaller, vacate these feminist congregations.

A male leadership congregation will see couples coming together for church and adult study. Men will lead the congregation. A feminist congregation will see women coming without their husbands. Women are naturally more spiritual than men, so they will fill the void left by men. But, as Schaller noted, men will not take a position once it has been filled by a woman. Once a woman is head of the Sunday School, that becomes a woman's position. Ditto council secretary and treasurer.

Women generally like to see male leadership in religion. Children are much more impressed by dads being leaders than moms being leaders. The Apostle and the Holy Spirit were right, but they are being overturned by the itchiness of the age.

All of the favorite Church and Chicanery institutions (Fuller Seminary, Willow Creek, Trinity Deerfield) are feminist. If someone objects at Fuller, they will counsel the wayward student into submission. "Men, submit yourselves unto the ladies, for we hath declared it a virtue." Willow Creek males must accept female leadership.