Bathsheba’s #MeToo
Every woman has a story in which her body was in some way violated by a man. In which her consent was not sought. For Bathsheba her #MeToo moment changed the entire direction of her life. When David summoned and assaulted her she had no recourse. While there’s very little redemption in this story, there’s a little good news if we can learn from the prophet who confronted David in his sin. We too are called to prophetic naming and calling out of those who use their power to hurt, take and abuse.
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Sited in the Sermon (Full text here):
- How Consent is Like Tea Video
- Consent explained on a school flip chart by teacher Liz Kleinrock
- Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, sung by Jeff Buckley
- Sara Koenig’s Essay “David’s Fall From Grace: Sex and Violence in David’s House, 2 Samuel 8-12”
- Amy Yoder McLaughlin’s Sermon “This is the Good News”
- Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race
Other related resources:
- Podcast Battle Tactics for Your Sexist Workplace: yes, your workplace is sexist. But these women have the tactics to battle it.
- Podcast The Heart’s limited series ‘No’: one woman’s exploration of consent and the violations of consent in her own relationships and dating life
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