Sometimes I see a video that—even after everything I’ve seen over 50 years of ministry—still shocks me. And a recent video from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is one of those videos as an ELCA spokeswoman claims that numerous verses of Scripture are “harmful” to women and girls but, not to worry, we can just not take those verses literally!
Using wording from a 2019 church document, she says:
“The Christian tradition is both a challenge and a resource when it comes to addressing sexism. And, let me tell ya, it’s been a big challenge. . . . Biblical texts say things about women and girls that we now recognize as harmful.” (emphasis added)
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