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  • Dabney and Tesla Predicted the World You Live In 100+ Years Ago

    Dabney and Tesla Predicted the World You Live In 100+ Years Ago

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    A feature of wisdom is foresight — you can connect dots, gauge trajectories, and see where ideas will lead over time. Here are a couple of examples of men who saw where feminism would lead 100+ years ahead of our day. First, Southern Presbyterian theologian R. L. Dabney, who deal with feminism in its nascent…

  • Feminism and Public Policy

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    “This was one of the more controversial points which Tucker Carlson, the American conservative political commentator, called attention to when he delivered his monologue on the importance of the family earlier this year. If we want to have happy, functioning societies the wellbeing of the family should be a central concern of political life, Carlson said. Most…

  • A primer on patriarchalism versus complementarianism — It’s Good to be a Man

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    This was a Facebook comment of mine, turned into a short article on the “It’s Good to Be a Man” website, posted on August 19, 2020. Bnonn Tennant made a few edits. Summary: Complementarians are primarily concerned with male and female roles in marriage and church; the patriarchal-household view is concerned with how male and…

  • Effeminacy

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    Effeminacy is the lack of masculinity where it ought to be. In that sense, only men can be effeminate, and in classical discussions of this vice that’s how it was presented. Effeminacy is a softness in men that prevents them from fulfilling their peculiarly masculine responsibilities. The term could also apply to speech or mannerisms,…