Category: Women

Re: SBC and Women: How SBC responded to Slavery vs Women

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William Wade Burleson  – Posted in his Facebook page. Extracted on 6/26/2026. pondetosSru1a3g7t7309u553m25hm421225cu25l5iham1m7ci67c10t6gf · SLAVERY, SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY, WOMEN, AND THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION … History possesses an extraordinary ability to humble every generation that believes it has finally learned to read the Bible correctly. Few examples illustrate that truth more vividly than the founding […]

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The Widow’s Mites

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Margaret Mowczko’s post provides an insightful perspective on the famous story. Claude.ai prepared the following summary of her article. Here is a summary of Marg Mowczko’s views in her January 2026 article “My Two Cents on the Widow’s Mites”: The Traditional Reading Is Wrong Marg argues that the point many people take from this story […]

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Complementarianism

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Against Complementarism Is Complementarian Theology Abusive? by Megan Cornwell 28 July 2022, 8 min read The Biblical Basis of Egalitarianism in 500 Words by Marg Mowszko, August 10, 2022 In Support of Complementarianism The Danvers Statement summarizes the need for the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) and serves as an overview of our core […]

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Women & Others by Robin Gallaher Branch

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Robin Gallaher Branch received her Ph.D. in Hebrew Studies from the University of Texas in Austin in 2000. She was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for the 2002–2003 academic year to the Faculty of Theology at North-West University.  The links and images below are from Robin Gallaher Branch’s “Latest at BAS”as of 3/3/2026. Feb 26 – Who Was […]

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Who Was Phoebe?

This post is ChatGPT’s 1000-word summary of Robin Gallaher Branch’s article, “Who Was Phoebe? A Closer Look at Paul’s Trusted Patron and Emissary.” published by BAS on 2/26/2026. The full article is in his directory in Dropbox. His article examines Romans 16:1–2 to reassess Phoebe’s status in the early Christian movement. Branch argues that Phoebe […]

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God on Divorce (Malachi 2:16)

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Marg Mows posted a concise article (with the same title as this post) with the correct interpretation of Malachi 2:16. An extract is below. Until today, I understood Malachi 2:16a as saying, “’For I hate divorce,’ says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘and him who covers his garment with wrong,’ says the LORD of hosts” (NASB). […]

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