Thread by @loriadbr

“I’ve seen, again and again, brilliant women treated like garbage by mediocre (at best) male Twitter theologians and, tragically, sometimes actual pastors. Women in conservative circles can usually get away with passively cloaking their disagreement as submissive questions.”🧵

https://twitter.com/johnandrewwords/status/1638666186555621379

“Instead of stating her position, much less arguing for her position, she may feel pressure to state her position as a question. If she is afraid to object openly, she must bracket all objections with plenty of “with all due respect” and “although I appreciate your perspective”

“phrases. With every objection, she must throw in something that soothes the ego of the Twitter Theology Bro™.  
But if she plainly states her case or even nears any firmness, she receives brutish acting out. If she doesn’t receive flagrant hostility, she’s almost certainly met

with condescension and dismissiveness. She’ll be quickly labeled a “shrill, loud, and probably bitter woman.” And these women do not tend to be aggressive, rude, or argumentative. These do not invite hostilities or contentious with their own bad behavior.”

In my case, I did politely ask a question, and I still got called names & psychologically abused 1:1 by Andy Wood. We need to stop blaming women and fix the system that lets insecure/prideful pastors bully, intimidate and mob women whom they perceive as threats. Let women lead.

Also, his quote: “I’ll still add my name to the list of men who can cut through the veneer of doctrinal browbeating to see the hidden angst of little men fearfully gatekeeping their Twitter influence. 
Grow up, and shame on you.”

“Lastly, when an organization states a principle such as ‘we highly value women in various roles of influence,’ but that same organization tends to run that exact sort of woman off, there’s an apparent disconnect.” This is Andy Wood at Echo.church and @Saddleback #SBC

“Let’s stop lying about how women are respected and honored in our circles.” #lowlevelgamers #respectwomen