Letters From an American 3/9/21

[Geechie]

[link:https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-9-2021?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copy|]

Exerpt:

Bob Smietana of the Religion News Service broke the story that evangelical Beth Moore, a hugely popular leader, has left the Southern Baptist Church. A survivor of sexual assault, Moore objected to her denomination’s support for Trump in light of the Access Hollywood tapes in which he boasted of sexual assault. She has increasingly parted ways with church leaders and now has announced that she is leaving the denomination. Her departure could lead a number of women out of that church.

[samnsara]

1. ..why would any woman want to stay?

[Geechie]

2. Stockholm Syndrome

It’s a strong bond -- the Handmaid’s Tale was about that reality, extrapolated.