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- noun The
doctrine thatgenders in asociety should havecomplementary roles .
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The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood exist only to peddle their brand of patriarchy called "complementarianism."
Brandon G. Withrow: The Ordination Of Women And The High Calling Of Dissent Brandon G. Withrow 2011
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The second position, called complementarianism, means, in Dr. Parks's words, that "God created man and woman with different roles that complement each other."
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This October, more than 6,000 women gathered in Chicago for the True Woman Conference '08: a stadium-style event to promote what its proponents call "biblical womanhood," "complementarianism," or-most bluntly - "the patriarchy movement." ...
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The ninth fold appeals to complementarianism, the idea that women attain honor by supporting men through traditional female virtues.
Valerie Tarico: U.S. Army Christian Flag Folding Ceremony Shows Official Sanction Of Church-State Violations Valerie Tarico 2011
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The ninth fold appeals to complementarianism, the idea that women attain honor by supporting men through traditional female virtues.
Valerie Tarico: U.S. Army Christian Flag Folding Ceremony Shows Official Sanction Of Church-State Violations Valerie Tarico 2011
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Could this be the basis of a Bohr-like complementarianism?
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Could this be the basis of a Bohr-like complementarianism?
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She was dismayed when I mentioned a little of what lay beneath the tech and tattoos: a literally perfect Bible, Jesus as a human sacrifice, and complementarianism (a separate-but-equal approach to gender).
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In the meantime, people who grew up in egal households with too little structure appreciate greatly the soft complementarianism of a Gary Thomas, an Emerson Eggerichs, or a Steve and Celestia Tracy.
Ken Schenck on The Chicago Declaration on Biblical Inerrancy James F. McGrath 2009
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On this account, their complementarianism is not an excuse for prevarication.
Ken Schenck on The Chicago Declaration on Biblical Inerrancy James F. McGrath 2009
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“Like many New Calvinists, Driscoll advocates traditional gender roles, called ‘complementarianism’ in theological parlance. Men and women are ‘equal spiritually, and it’s a difference of functionality, not intrinsic worth,’ says Danielle Blazer, a 34-year-old Mars Hill member. Women may work outside the home, but they must submit to their husbands, and they are forbidden from taking on preaching roles in the church.�?
The New York Times, , by Molly Worthen, January 6, 2009
January 11, 2009