Ousted evangelical leader Paige Patterson returned to the pulpit last week, where he blasted women who falsely accuse men in the #MeToo movement.
Writing for The Washington Post, journalist Jonathan Merritt reported on Patterson’s return to preaching last week at a revival in Pisgah, Alabama, months after he was ousted from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas over allegations of mishandling sex abuse.
Patterson resigned from his position as president of SWBTS in May following numerous controversies, including comments made in 2000 about how the Bible sees women and why spousal abuse isn’t grounds for divorce.
Last week, he preached on the biblical story of Joseph, who was falsely accused by an Egyptian woman of sexually abusing her.
The 75-year-old preacher then talked about the current movement in society where various male leaders in church, in politics, in Hollywood, and other institutions are being accused of abusing women.
“I’m all in favor of the #MeToo movement when there is a guilty party,” Patterson said, insisting that men who abuse women are cowardly.
“By the same token, I have nothing good to say about a woman who falsely accuses a…
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