From the Orthodox Barbie archives: “Plutarch counsels that the husband’s leadership should be done sympathetically and affectionately, and should promote the wife’s “enjoyment and kindness,” but the husband must be the ruler. /1

From the Orthodox Barbie archives: “In short, current complementarian authors base their doctrine on Aristotle/natural law, biological essentialism, phallocentric/penetrative views of sex, & the same kind of guardianship/paternalism that undergirds “benevolent” slavery.” - Rebekah Mui /1

All four of the founders of Southern Seminary owned slaves (James P. Boyce, John Broadus, Basil Manly Jr., and William Williams). Two of them served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War (Boyce — for whom the seminary’s undergrad institution, Boyce College, is named — and Broadus). /1

“Christians were convinced the Bible supported slavery throughout much of church history. Even as late as the nineteenth century, the fathers of today’s conservative evangelicalism understood apostolic instructions to people living in a culture that accepted slavery as a fact of life /1

Is the slaveholder’s Biblical interpretation morally equivalent to the abolitionist’s interpretation? Is the complementarian’s Biblical interpretation morally equivalent to the mutualist’s interpretation?

From the Orthodox Barbie archives: [On the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15]: “The challenge-riposte, if offered to a man, would be an attempt to gain honor at his expense. But Jesus offers it to a woman who, according to every social convention of both their cultures, /1

“When complementarianism fails to produce divine satisfaction, the system draws its adherents in deeper by convincing them they are the problem, and what they need is more of what it’s selling. The solution to complementarianism’s problems is more complementarianism! /1

From the Orthodox Barbie archives: [On John 7:53–8:11]: “Although it is difficult to determine when this passage received the title “the adulterous woman,” the title dates at least to the fourth century ... /1

"You trust in lies that will only hurt you. Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury ... and then come and stand before me in this temple that bears my name, and say, “We are safe,” only to keep on doing all these detestable things? /1

“Why does this supposedly beautiful life require so much control? … Maybe it is because being subjugated is not actually fulfilling. Maybe being denied authority over your own life is not peaceful. Maybe carrying everyone else’s burdens while being told to “die to yourself” is not joyful. /1

“In the 1890s, after she was elected president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Elizabeth Cady Stanton pulled together a group of women to edit and publish The Woman’s Bible, which caused a scandal – including among other suffragists who thought it was a distraction ... /1

From the Orthodox Barbie archives: “Men are being told, “society hates you for who you are” when the real message is, “patriarchal ideology is hurting you & grooming you to hurt others. This ISN'T who you are. You're being told to take this critique on a harmful culture as a personal attack.” /1

“Complementarianism hurts women ... as our research and other research has shown: – women in complementarian churches have worse health outcomes, and the health benefits of religiosity disappear in structurally sexist religious spaces /1

From the Orthodox Barbie archives: “Some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world are in fact women and girls who live in patriarchal societies where they are dependent on men. What are Christian men ... doing to help these poor women and girls who really are in need of protection? /1

From the Orthodox Barbie archives: “Healthy spiritual spaces do not try to convince you to give them your power — they will actively try to empower you! Healthy spiritual spaces don’t try to force you to listen to and submit to the decisions of pastors or elders. /1

“We’re a resurrection people, and we can put our weapons down, secure in the Lordship and reign of Christ. Jesus isn’t threatened by women. He talked to us, ate with us, and let us anoint his feet, and he incorporates us into his very body through baptism, making our female flesh his own. /1

[On the ‘femininity prosperity gospel’]: “But what happens when you do all these things, when you submit, when you sacrifice your own desire, give up your own will, and things don’t improve, right? And that’s the kind of tragic story. Some women really double down – /1

“What exactly is a “role”? Can one be eternally subordinate in function while remaining ontologically equal? Did the theologians of the past consider women existentially equal to men? Do the creeds of the church regarding the Trinity reflect this position? /1

“In regard to what the Bible teaches on the man-woman relationship, no creed or confession says anything on this. All we have is a tradition that exactly reflects the cultural norms of past times. /1

“TGC does acknowledge that terrible things have happened in evangelicalism. They do say that some of the stories that Kristin [Du Mez] tells are really sad. Good. But this really sounds like James 2:15-17 to me: /1

“It seems like many of the criticisms of Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s new book, “Live Laugh Love” —whether they come from Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, or other conservative outlets—are essentially telling women that no matter how deeply they’ve been hurt /1

From the Orthodox Barbie archives: “You believe what you want about womens roles in home & church. But don’t tell me it’s just about who can be pastor/elder. Women have heard the discussions. We have cringed over the blatant disrespect. /1

From the Orthodox Barbie archives: “If unity comes at the cost of women continuing to be devalued, diminished, disrespected and rejected, that does not seem like the gospel unity embodied by Jesus. /1

[On Ephesians 5]: “I would like to point out a fundamental metaphorical reasoning error that I see all the time when complementarians read this passage. They see that in the passage both husbands and Christ are mapped to the head /1

From the Orthodox Barbie archives: “Not everything that was done in the Bible has a universal, timeless, or useful application. What is a timeless principle is that both men and women should be taking their lead from Jesus. /1

From the Orthodox Barbie archives: “If you tell a man he has to earn his place as an equal among the men and women around him you might generate active men, but tell him he deserves the unconditional respect of half the population before he even lifts a finger, /1

“Men had better busy themselves in building up the temple of God, instead of employing their time in pushing from the scaffold their sisters, who are both able and willing to work with them side by side.” – B. T. Roberts From the book "Ordaining Women", written in 1891

“I once sat in church on Mother’s Day and listened to a male pastor preach about why wives should submit to their husbands. On Mother’s Day. A day to honor mothers. /1

“The mainstream evangelical take on sex is a difference of DEGREE when it comes to JP Miller and the tragic story in Death of The Pastor's Wife, and not a difference of KIND. And that's the whole problem. /1

“How do patriarchal gender roles contribute to domestic violence? Coercive control through teachings of “helpmate” and submission are not fringe teachings. These concepts are central to complementarian theology, which is central to many evangelical churches. /1