Thursday, April 12, 2007

Barefoot and pregnant


There are allegations that Dr. Sheri Klouda was dismissed as a theology professor at Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary because of a change in the administrations position (when the president was replaced) to one that says "a woman should not instruct men in theology courses or in biblical languages." The case has not been proven in court but the quotes from the administration are pretty telling of their policy:
"I do not know of any women teaching in any of the SBC seminaries presently in the area of theology or biblical languages. In my estimation all of the seminaries have sought to be more consistent with most Southern Baptists' understanding of Scripture on the matter." The Baptist school is not denying the descrimination, they only claim that it is in their first amendment right to do so.
Christians often point a finger at the backwards treatment of women by Islam, but they have hardly cleaned out their own closets.

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