Quotes for All
Women and men who are pro-life in every sense of the word marched side-by-side with pro-choice women because they care about so many common issues. We are already joined in common-cause to end sex-trafficking, pornography, discrimination, bullying, and a host of other issues. Carolyn Custis James
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 James
The biblical assertion that women are created in God’s image and Boaz’s advocacy for Ruth and Naomi necessarily mean women, then and now, have inherent God-given rights. This surely means the church should be at the forefront of advocating for women’s rights – not merely political and legal rights, but as in the case of … Read more
In 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 … Read more
Our 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 James
There is a golden opportunity here for Christian men to assume a national leadership role by engaging in conversation with women. Carolyn Custis James
The overwhelming female protest to the presidential election perhaps is an accurate indicator of how essential it is to understand women, the issues they face, and the need to address women’s rights, not just nationally, but globally. Carolyn Custis James
The months of political campaigning have given us vivid reminders that women’s rights are under constant assault all over the globe. Tragically even the church has some self-examination to do, where often women are perceived as a threat or viewed as temptresses. Carolyn Custis James
My book in a nutshell is about the deleterious effects of patriarchy down through the ages for women and for men and how the Bible dismantles this fallen social system. I’m completely persuaded that patriarchy is not the Bible’s message, but that it runs counter to God’s vision for humanity. It produces tension and disunity … Read more
The strongest statement ever made about women’s rights appears on page one of the Bible. God’s first words about his daughters established an indestructible foundation for women’s rights because God anchored those rights in himself. By creating his daughters along with his sons in his image and likeness, God elevated every human being to the … Read more