Self-Silencing

The wear and tear of being a woman in a conservative congregation.

I come from a predominantly white orthodox Christian sub-culture that expects women to participate in the life of the faith community quietly or sparingly while men, on the other hand, have complete freedom to speak at any time.

There are only two verses in the text used to underline this point, first is 1 Timothy 2:12,

¹² I do not permit a woman to tea…