Lutheran – Feminism and Religion

This is the first blog post I have written, so the concept of being a blogger is a little foreign to me. But I will just jump in!

I grew up in a religious house that became far more religious after my mother passed away from brain cancer when I was thirteen. My single father became heavily involved in the Lutheran Church, thinking this was the best way to raise his two daughters. I was happy to go to church and get the structure that the church provided. I was also grateful that I went to a church that had a female pastor. Lacking a mother, it was nice to have a strong female role model who was breaking into the “boys’ club” that was the church. Having found a postitive, female role model, I was really upset when I heard very conservative members of other churches and my own family say that women have no business speaking or leading people in church. I was around sixteen when this was happening, and it broke my heart to see women telling other women that they have no right to be heard in the church. Continue reading “A Feminist “Nutt” Point of View by Shannon Nutt”