This
post is part of a series examining the “strange woman” doctrine.
The
concept of a “strange woman” is an unofficial
doctrine**
held by some Independent Fundamental Baptists concerning sexually
abused girls: They become human garbage and things to be used, to be
dispensed with in whatever way is convenient to those who have charge
over them. Note that many doctrines in a high demand group are not
formally documented but become part of the oral tradition or the
hidden
curriculum**
of their culture and are often more powerful rules than the formally
stated ones.
Ron
Williams of Hephzibah House offers a very lengthy sermon about this
insidiously taught doctrine causing pastors confront occurrences of
sexual abuse in their congregations and in educational settings.
(Full sermon transcript available HERE.
Audio available HERE.)
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QUOTE:
Part I, Leah's
Good and Quiet Character Results in Many Children
But
you know what impresses me most about Leah? And I think you ladies
would agree with this. She loved a man who did not love her. Now I
wanna tell you, that is character. And had she lived in the twentieth
century, her contemporaries would say ‘forget it, just go jump in a
lake’, and she’d leave the relationship. Twentieth century woman
would do that kind of thing, but not Leah. She loved a man who did
not love her.
