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The protest was called off after a meeting with Driscoll. Read about it or here

Driscoll’s comments about Ted haggard’ recent problems has generated protests from a group called people against fundamentalism. This is why I was so disturbed frustrated by Driscoll’s remarks. When he says things the way he does it just perpetuates already high levels of cynicism about Christians in our culture, creates divisions in the body and undermines the Christian witness. Now while I support their right “take action” on what they call his “misogynist religion”, I am saddened that it has come to this. Haggard situation was painful and unfortunate enough but this just adds to the brokenness. How can we learn to be healers, wounded healers instead of fix it experts?

Here is some of what they say about Driscoll and the protest on their blog. 

‘He has been relishing in his misogyny, rolling around in it like a feline in catnip. His latest women-bashing came in a blog post about former pastor (and former head of the Christian umbrella organization National Association of Evangelicals) Ted Haggard’s marital infidelity. As is typical with misogynists and other abusers, Mark blamed women for the terribly hard time pastors have controlling their sexual urges: “It is not uncommon to meet pastors’ wives who really let themselves go…” The post makes for an interesting read; Helen, over at Conversation at the Edge dissected it well, so I won’t rehash it here.

Mark also regularly rants against men who don’t meet his minimum testosterone bar, which seems to be a Father Knows Best, 1950s, I-Am-Man-Cook-Me-Dinner, Bear-My-Children sort of fantasy ideal. His poison, though, is woven insidiously through much of his writing and thought. (See for example how he just has to bring the hammer down in an unrelated post here.)

After standing by while Misogynist Mark beats up on women regularly, it is time for us to stand up for the oppressed. People Against Fundamentalism is sickened by the injustice preached from the Mars Hill pulpit. We are done standing by while Mark the Misogynist takes his misguided religion and hollows out the humanity, dignity, and equality of the women in our midst.

So, we’re organizing our first direct action. On Sunday, November 19 December 3, we’re going to take a physical stand against injustice outside the Mars Hill Ballard Campus in Seattle at the 11am service.

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