I know this thread wasn't intended to explore a Christian perspective so I hope the OP will allow me a bit of indulgence here. I also know this isn't too popular of an opinion because I posted it on the Facebook page of a prominent egalitarian ministry and got a fair bit of backlash.
Plainly, many people have been hurt by Driscoll, and I understand that. But some of what I've seen online (not in this thread, of course) seems almost giddy in its celebration of his downfall. There is nothing wrong with wanting wrong to be righted, and there is probably no way this is going to be possible without Driscoll being away from ministry for at least awhile - and I even think it's right to be happy that this toxic situation is going to change. But is the man's personal downfall worth celebrating as well?
I can't help but think of Paul's warning against displaying "party spirit", and some of this seems to have blown over into the debate between complementarians and egalitarians, because Driscoll was an extreme complementarian and very vocal about it. It's the egalitarians who are dancing on his grave, so to speak, and I think some complementarians feel bound to defend Driscoll, though some (okay, maybe a lot) of his behavior is beyond a reasonable person's ability to defend.
Plainly, many people have been hurt by Driscoll, and I understand that. But some of what I've seen online (not in this thread, of course) seems almost giddy in its celebration of his downfall. There is nothing wrong with wanting wrong to be righted, and there is probably no way this is going to be possible without Driscoll being away from ministry for at least awhile - and I even think it's right to be happy that this toxic situation is going to change. But is the man's personal downfall worth celebrating as well?
I can't help but think of Paul's warning against displaying "party spirit", and some of this seems to have blown over into the debate between complementarians and egalitarians, because Driscoll was an extreme complementarian and very vocal about it. It's the egalitarians who are dancing on his grave, so to speak, and I think some complementarians feel bound to defend Driscoll, though some (okay, maybe a lot) of his behavior is beyond a reasonable person's ability to defend.
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