Jen Wilkin's article is just dumb, full of false dichotomies and incredibly vague. It's not clear what she means by "friend" in any context. She writes:
"Discussions that desperately need the perspectives of both men and women cease to occur [if men and women aren't friends]. (Hint: most discussions desperately need the perspectives of bo…
Jen Wilkin's article is just dumb, full of false dichotomies and incredibly vague. It's not clear what she means by "friend" in any context. She writes:
"Discussions that desperately need the perspectives of both men and women cease to occur [if men and women aren't friends]. (Hint: most discussions desperately need the perspectives of both men and women, particularly in the church.)"
I don't know why this requires "friendships." Non-friends can have "discussions," whether that's about church business or whatever.
"We’ve grown positively phobic about friendship between men and women, and this is bad for the church. It implies we can only see each other as potential sex partners rather than as people."
What a low view of marriage! I guess males and females are either "just friends" or "just sex partners"?
She never answers the questions of what being friends means. My concept of friendship involves doing things together. "Hey, wife, I am going fishing alone with Jen for several hours on Saturday morning. I'll see you in the afternoon." I'm sure that would go over just fine.
Jen Wilkin's article is just dumb, full of false dichotomies and incredibly vague. It's not clear what she means by "friend" in any context. She writes:
"Discussions that desperately need the perspectives of both men and women cease to occur [if men and women aren't friends]. (Hint: most discussions desperately need the perspectives of both men and women, particularly in the church.)"
I don't know why this requires "friendships." Non-friends can have "discussions," whether that's about church business or whatever.
"We’ve grown positively phobic about friendship between men and women, and this is bad for the church. It implies we can only see each other as potential sex partners rather than as people."
What a low view of marriage! I guess males and females are either "just friends" or "just sex partners"?
She never answers the questions of what being friends means. My concept of friendship involves doing things together. "Hey, wife, I am going fishing alone with Jen for several hours on Saturday morning. I'll see you in the afternoon." I'm sure that would go over just fine.