“Women at CT were touched at work in ways that made them uncomfortable. They heard men with authority over their careers make comments about the sexual desirability of their bodies. And in at least two cases, they heard department heads hint at openness to an affair.”
-Daniel Silliman in “Sexual Harassment Went Unchecked at Christianity Today.“
Silliman’s article “Sexual Harassment Went Unchecked at Christianity Today” dropped yesterday, March 15, 2022, about Christianity Today’s toxic work culture.
This is significant news for the evangelical Christian world as CT is the major reporting venue for evangelicals. (Or at least, it was.)
I am glad they are exposing these issues to the light, finally.
Such issues strike me as an illustration as to why my blog’s tagline: “Taking Adultery Seriously” is even a radical position among “Christian” leaders. Clearly, it would have been radical at CT during the years of these behaviors.
How do we hold our churches accountable when the institution (media) used to do this, in part, was led by men who apparently welcomed engaging in affairs?!
It is worth considering this.
That said, I am glad they are exposing this to the light and not hiding it anymore. It is a step in the right direction. Still, “Taking Adultery Seriously” remains, sadly, a radical position.
I don’t know if you ever read or are familiar with Karl Menninger’s book “Whatever Became of Sin”. It was published back in the 80s. I think it accurately pinpoints what’s wrong. The sins mentioned in the Bible, that most own but never read, are no longer sinful. Since we’re good postmodernists now, absolute statements about truth and right and wrong can’t be discussed because they’ve been relegated to mere individual choice.
If we understood the implications of statements such as “that’s your truth” we’d know that we jettisoned the foundation for rational thought and discourse. Maybe alleged believers wouldn’t gleefully broadcast a sentiment individualizing truth, but they allow for it in their own lives. With such a worldview, it’s only a matter of time before it yields rotten fruit.