Hi Jonathan Brink

Thank you for your comment at Provoketive Magazine (http://provoketive.com). We’re creating a space of rich conversation about life, faith, justice and culture without judgment. Our desire is to provoke the reader’s imagination through conversation and open up spaces of dialogue, learning, and hope.  We want to invite you to come back soon and continue to participate in the conversation. 

Thank you,
Jonathan Brink
Provoketive Magazine

You posted the following comment:
---------------------------------
Suzannah, this post is meant to be read and commented by anyone.  It's a human conversation that involves both men and women, but also involves history.  I wish gender issues were not a problem.  I sympathize with how you feel, but please don't exclude yourself.  If you do, you miss the opportunity to influence men with your voice.   I created this space (Provoketive) to ask those hard questions and dialogue about them.  Things still need to change. But change begins with acknowledging where we are at now.  

My comment about not being equal has to do with our differences in gender, not dignity.  If we can sit at the table as equals in value, what then does our gender mean to the conversation.  How are we uniquely designed as men and women to work together.  And I'm not talking about a "complimentarian" approach where men are left with the final decision.  I'm talking about listening deeply to each other's voices.

Yes I am speaking to men in general, specifically because men are in traditional seats of power.  But I also don't think men will solve the problem.  We can contribute to the solution by opening spaces for women.  Not because it's a duty, but because it's the fullest reflection of God in our midst.