Women's rights is an important and challenging question for us to be asking. It focuses attention on a global issue that in the wake of the 2016 presidential election reached a fever pitch and flooded city streets with pink-hatted protestors. The stakes are enormously high for women, but also for the church.
Carolyn Custis JamesIn 1855, a former American slave remarked: "Tisn't he who has stood and looked on, that can tell you what slavery is - tis he who has endured."I think the same holds true for women's rights. The incredulity in the question, "What rights don't women have presently that they are marching about?" reflects a troubling disconnect that comes from power and privilege.
Carolyn Custis JamesOur society and especially those who suffer injustice need to feel the impact of our commitment to justice and our advocacy for the vulnerable.
Carolyn Custis JamesThere is a golden opportunity here for Christian men to assume a national leadership role by engaging in conversation with women.
Carolyn Custis James