See this index. One of those common things you often see in the fundamentalist Christian manosphere is the general belief that the Bible must be easy to explain: that the simplest interpretation is the correct one. Most of the time the person making this claim believes that their own arguments …

This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. Once upon a time, on June 21, 2017, Dalrock posted an article entitled “Straining out gnats” (PDF) in which he discussed 1 Timothy 2:12 with respect to women teaching and holding authority. For the first time, I …

Part 2 of this series discussed the issue of fat men and masculinity. It showed that being fat—while generally unhealthy—is no reason to turn in your man card, but that many such men are quite masculine indeed. When you consider the tea drinking fat AI-generated preacher… …you’ll likely find that …

See this index. After I wrote “Despair,” Deti published a piece entitled “The Covenant Cross” in which he continued to promote the subservience of women to their husbands.[1] I want to reply to the claims he makes, but but first let’s look at all the related stuff that has been …

See this index. *** WARNING *** This post includes language and themes that may not be appropriate for children (or adults). Reader discretion is advised. People often do not acknowledge how their personal experiences help shape their beliefs. Over the last few weeks, I’ve posted a number of articles and …

See this index. After I wrote “Why is Disproving Arguments So Hard?,” Sharkly challenged me to explain a dozen different biblical interpretations that show that the sexes are clearly not equal. He stated… “I may be wrong, but it seems like you believe that the sexes are roughly equal in …

This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. Agency in the Greek Language In my post, “On Divorce,” I briefly discussed how the biblical Greek language handles men and women differently when it came to certain moral actions. The cultural notions of agency are …

Yesterday, in “The Cancer of Political Bias“, I demonstrated how political activism leads to bias by placing the message over truth. The activist cannot comprehend that their own policies might be bad, let alone attribute the negative effects of those policies to the policies themselves. And so they mock their …

A Discerning Heart In “Learn to Discern” (2023-08-12), Gunner Q writes that he agrees with the following statement: “We must always refer to the Bible, but nothing is more difficult than interpreting it and applying it to a particular situation without falling into fundamentalism. God relies on our intelligence to …

This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. When I wrote “The Context of Genesis 3:16”, I looked at how the context of Genesis 3:16 could be combined with that of Ephesians 5 and 1 Peter 3. Regarding the submission in Ephesians 5, I had …