“Theology that defines virtue as obedience to God suppresses the virtue of revolt. A woman being battered by her husband will be counseled to be obedient, as Jesus was to God. After all, Eve brought sin into the world by… — Rebecca Ann Parker Copy Share Image
“Women are culturally conditioned to care for others, but not ourselves. We believe that having needs, feelings, ambitions, or thoughts of our own is… — Rebecca Ann Parker Copy Share Image
“recognized that Christianity had taught me that sacrifice is the way of life. I forgot the neighbor who raped me, but I could see… — Rebecca Ann Parker Copy Share Image
“A God who punishes disobedience will teach us to obey and endure when it would be holy to protest and righteous to refuse to… — Rebecca Ann Parker Copy Share Image
“I realized the preserving a relationship at all costs was not as important as affirming the human right to be free from abusive treatment.” — Rebecca Ann Parker Copy Share Image
“What I was learning in the church was in sharp contrast to the theology of self-sacrificing love I wrestled with. It wasn’t the willingness… — Rebecca Ann Parker Copy Share Image
“Theology that defines virtue as obedience to God suppresses the virtue of revolt. A woman being battered by her husband will be counseled to… — Rebecca Ann Parker Copy Share Image
