Amedia fracas broke out this past week over Julia Baird’s reports on the ABC about links between Christian teachings and domestic violence against women. My personal experiences as an Anglican pastor resonated with much that Baird reported. She made valuable points about the impact of particular Christian teachings and Bible verses on some women, such as the injunction in St Paul’s letter to the Ephesians for wives to ‘submit’ to their husbands.
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