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I suggest that you have simply not paid attention to the actual SBC statement.

1. Wives are to submit to the husband as the church submits to christ.  This
negates any abuse or mistreatment, as christ does not abuse or mistreat the
church.

2. This plan, in point 1, only works if men are following God's plan which
tells them to "love your wives as your own flesh" which not only negates any
mistreatment, but encourages a loving and affectionate attitude.

3.  Most baptist women I know, including my wife, are more than willing to
speak their opinions to anyone be it their husband, pastor, whatever.


I submit that your posting is based on your personal hate for baptist and
possibly for christianity in general rather than on any actual facts.

In article <35AA7B5F.49CB@flash.net>,
  chmills@flash.net wrote:
> --The recent change in the  (Southern) Baptist Faith and Message
> regarding women submitting to their husbands and disciplining of
> children could have
> serious repercussions on children of already dysfunctional  Baptist
> families.
> --The Southern Baptist Convention has oversimplified spousal power
> struggles by the changes they  have made to their Baptist Faith and
> Message.  Baptist pastoral support for wives  to honestly and
> vigorously  communicate their own views in the marriage will decrease
> with this renewed emphasis on wifely submission and on the husband as
> God's spokesman in the home.
> --Any time forthright communication shuts down, problems in
> relationships get hidden.
> --In this case, when the more timid "good Baptist wife" (of which there
> are many) feels that the Bible stops her from talking openly to her
> husband, her friends, or even her pastor  about family matters upon
> which her  husband disagrees with her (she is to "submit graciously"),
> she may well turn to her children as her only allies.
> --Children pay the greatest emotional price when parents use their
> children as pawns in family power games. Make no mistake about it, when
> vigorous parental  communication is blocked by giving the message that
> only one parent hears the voice of God regarding family matters, the
> children will become pawns of one or both parents; ultimately, the
> children will get blamed for acting out their painfully felt distress in
> families  where parents use the kids to win the battles.  With the
> renewed emphasis upon disciplining the children, the children will be
> easily scapegoated.
> --For all but the healthiest families, the newest additions to the
> Baptist Faith and Message will result in more dishonest, more
> manipulative parents, and emotionally sicker children.
>
> C.S. Mills
> chmills@flash.net
>

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