tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10948559.post8938410615746153595..comments2024-02-08T21:51:21.368-06:00Comments on Emotional Abuse and Your Faith: Benevolent leadership headship authority...what?Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165967476661656865noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10948559.post-63908431409422435912011-02-05T14:58:31.099-06:002011-02-05T14:58:31.099-06:00I've had a problem with their so-called benevo...I've had a problem with their so-called benevolence, too, Hannah. Denying a woman the freedom to follow the leading of God is benevolence? A husband chewing out his wife and calling her nasty names is benevolence? A church insisting a wife and children continue living with a tyrant is benevolence? A church condemning and ostracizing a woman who flees her abusive husband and divorces him is benevolence? <br /><br />Sounds merciless and hateful to me. Sounds more like the antonym of benevolence--malevolence. No matter what they call it, their actions show their real meaning--malevolence. Malevolent leader, melevolent authority. It suggests loathing and malice toward women. Websters dictionary lists malevolent as "Possessing an evil disposition toward another or others; exhibiting ill will; sinister; rancorous; malicious." THAT is closer to what the church leaders are inflicting on women. <br /><br />Thanks for speaking out on this, Hannah!Waneta Dawnhttp://www.wanetadawn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10948559.post-12435746506477618212011-02-04T09:56:58.661-06:002011-02-04T09:56:58.661-06:00I am reminded of a scene in Gladitor where the ...I am reminded of a scene in Gladitor where the 'benevolant' dictator screams in his sister's face, "AM I NOT MERCIFUL!"<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzhiDCJyMks&feature=related<br /><br />I'm sure he was feeling quite benevolent for only screaming in her face and not for ordering her execution.<br /><br />Benevolence is such a subjective thing in the minds of the entitled.<br /><br />They think they are being benevolent or merciful when they are only abusing with their words and aren't abusing with their fists.<br />They think they are being benevolent when they aren't even treating their 'subjects' with common decency due to a fellow human being.<br /><br />Yeah, the 'benevolent dictator' view of male headship has always bothered me.<br /><br />'Nother good one, Hannah.Mara Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385458933795539928noreply@blogger.com