A short two-speaker podcast/transcript excerpt discussing how Christian language and concepts (notably male headship) are sometimes used to justify unbiblical or harmful behavior. Speakers argue that some men adopt secular definitions of masculinity while claiming religious permission, producing outcomes worse than secular norms. The excerpt cautions listeners to examine whether faith is being used to excuse poor behavior.
It occurs to me that in a lot of areas, whether it's toxic masculinity or many other topics, we can use the banner of Christianity to excuse a lot of bad behavior. Because in the name of male head, like you've explained, in the name of male headship, we've claimed that banner, and yet we've executed it in a way that is clearly unbiblical. And I think that's something we all have to be on guard of. Am I using my faith to actually justify poor behavior that really isn't actually consistent with my faith?
Exactly. I often get people asking, why in the world would nominal men be actually worse than the secular world? You know, doesn't a little bit of Christianity help? Well, apparently not, because what they're doing is they're taking the secular definition of masculinity, the James Bond definition, but they feel religious permission. You know, they feel that the church is giving them permission because they're using Christian language. And so ironically, they're. They're getting the worst of both worlds, and they're ending up worse than secular men.
