Never a Helpmeet Part 8: Why Patriarchy?

During the 1980s, the evangelical church pretty much threw over anything it used to mean to have that faith, and started to replace it with patriarchal “culture war” doctrine.

Never a Helpmeet Part 7: Jesus was No Patriarch

So, functionally, in patriarchal theology, men are saved through Jesus Christ by the grace of God, but women are saved through submission to men — human men — who become our gods and the objects of our worship.

Never a Helpmeet Part 4: Patriarchal Narratives

But they reflect the patriarchy cult’s view that women who live their lives too freely are just asking for abuse.

Never a Helpmeet Part 3: Patriarchy, What Happened to It?

In its broadest sense, patriarchy describes a society in which men are given, in both law and custom, more power, autonomy, and resources than women.

The Feminist Homemaker

My spouse and I have shed patriarchy gradually and embraced gender equality together.

When A Stay-At-Home Daughter Rebels: Reumah’s Story, Part Three

“I’m incredibly proud of how far I’ve come. But I have a lot left to go.”

When A Stay-At-Home Daughter Rebels: Reumah’s Story, Part Two

“I slowly began to see the bars of the invisible prison into which I had unknowingly walked.”

When A Stay-At-Home Daughter Rebels: Reumah’s Story, Part One

“If we were Godly enough and obedient enough, we would be rewarded with a husband of our own – the ultimate goal for a stay-at-home daughter.”

Silenced Voices, Unspeakable Questions: Lena Baird’s Story, Part Two

“In becoming myself, I became everything a PHC alumna is not supposed to be.”

Orange Hair and Feminist Leanings: Mallory Faulkner’s Story

“I had always been a weird unhappy outcast in conservative Christian homeschool circles, even being raised in said circles. I got to PHC and was instantly welcomed.”