the Empathy List #55: Airing Out the Closets
Hey friend, Liz here.
Perhaps the only really good thing about the internet is the fact that it helps hidden things come to light more readily, a form of justice—or, depending on your point of view, you might call this doxing and or “cancel culture.”
Within the past few weeks, Evangelicals have experienced this unveiling in increasing intensities. Notable examples include:
John MacArthur, who told Beth Moore to “go home” (AGAIN), which he might call complementarianism, but to me and any other female on the planet, it smacks of misogyny.
Ravi Zacharias called raping an employee his “reward” for faithful service to God. But to any outsider, this was assault, a form of sexual slavery, and spiritual abuse.
Kirk Franklin berated his estranged son in a voicemail that went public, threatening to kill him and then he defended himself by saying he simply “lost his temper.” Then again, if I were his son, I’d take out a restraining order.
As a survivor of abuse in many forms, I’m grateful for the cl…