![]() ![]() That hashtag didn’t get much play in the articles and, in my opinion, should have been carefully explored. Can one be a feminist and kind? Absolutely.Īlso, I would be interested in what she believes about the #ChurchToo movement. I think of my friend Jules Woodson whose sweet show of emotion caused many men in the SBC convention to come and pray for and with her. Yet, quite a few are also kind, soft, and/or sweet. “I love to think I’m softer and sweeter, you know what I mean?” To her, the movement’s emblems are angry female faces - feisty, justice-seeking types that “I’m not,” she said. She was sweet and kind in our conversation. Lively wishes to be known as being “sweeter” than the angry feminists who seek justice. She was raised to respect her elders and look up to authority. She does not want to come off as an angry feminist trying to pull down powerful men. I don’t find power in women standing up and saying ‘I was sexually assaulted.’ I grieve when that happens.” “I wasn’t empowered or motivated by the #MeToo movement or by a hashtag. “Contrary to what some may believe, I’m not a fan of the principles of the #MeToo movement,” she told pastors assembled at the abuse crisis panel in Greensboro last week. Her path has led her to reject the #Metoo, which she characterizes as “angry feminists.” In 2019, she was featured by Yonat Shimron in The cost of coming forward: 1 survivor’s life after #MeToo She saw mental health professionals and began using EMDR, She is not an “angry feminist” and rejects the #Metoo movement. …Her mother-in-law would tell her God doesn’t want her to hide anything and loves her just as she is. Lively was receiving loads of critical messages on social media, and even members of her immediate family questioned her account of what happened in 2003. Thankfully, other family members supported her. So often, the family cannot accept what happened. Sadly, some in her own family questioned her experience when she came forward with her story. I am so sorry for all that she endured, and I admire her commitment to recovery from the pain of molestation and her mistreatment at the hands of Patterson. I had the opportunity to speak with Megan a few years back. She was put on probation for two years because, she thinks, she had allowed the male student into her room. Pattersontold her to forgive the male student, who was expelled, and encouraged her to not report the rape to police, Lively said. She recounted how Patterson had her describe the incident in detail to him and to several male seminary students who were his proteges. As a sexual assault survivor, she was not identified in the story at the time. In 2018, Lively told The Washington Post about her 2003 rape at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and the response of the seminary’s then-president, Paige Patterson. Does he sleep better at night, knowing that the guy is out there somewhere? Does he even care? Is there another woman in pain due to this man? I wonder if Patterson ever considers this. Often, those who rape are predators and may continue to commit this sort of crime elsewhere. ![]() She didn’t, and the rapist student was expelled. She was told by Paige Patterson, the President of SEBTS, not to report this crime to the police. This story is about Megan Lively, who was raped while a student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. ![]() Over the last few days, I have contemplated an article in the Washington Post by Michelle Boorstein titled A rape survivor’s careful activism in a place where #MeToo feels taboo. ![]() The pain that Paige Patterson caused Megan Lively and other women. “When you kiss your little baby, You kiss the face of God.” From song: Mary, Did You Know? ![]()
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