Margaret Feinberg on Women in Politics

Margaret Feinberg wrote a recent piece for The Washington Post as part of a continuing discussion on women leaders, biblical submission and servant leadership.

Feinberg's latest article, entitled "The Proverbs 31 Politician," looks at questions including:

• What does the Bible say about women pursuing politics?
• How would a President Bachmann balance biblical teachings and political decisions?

Read Feinberg's full article at The Washington Post site: http://zndr.vn/oSA78N.

What do you think?
Do you agree with Feinberg that Deborah and Esther serve as good examples that women can, and sometimes should, pursue political leadership? Share your thoughts in a comment.

About Margaret Feinberg Margaret Feinberg is a popular speaker at churches and events such as Catalyst and Creation Festival. Named one of the Thirty Emerging Voices of Christian leaders under age forty by Charisma magazine, she is author of Hungry for God, Scouting the Divine, The Organic God and The Sacred Echo. She lives in Colorado with her hubby, Leif, and superpup, Hershey. She blogs at margaretfeinberg.com.

 

 

Comments

[Ruth Kaup]

Anyone following Christ needs to first ask God for direction and guidance in any occupation they choose.

During the last election, Palin had problems in her household that needed immediate attention, but she chose running for office instead. As a Christian wife and mother, my first calling is to my family, then the world.

Can a Christian woman run for president and be elected? Absolutely! Should she? That answer lies between her and the Lord.

[Adam]

Thank you for your comment, Ruth. What you say about asking God's guidance resonates with me. I can think of a time when I was following two career paths at once, and I liked both of them very much. I prayed for clarity on what to pursue further, and after about 14 perplexing months both of them suddenly came to an end. Soon, to my surprise and delight, the two careers were practically merged in a third path that became open to me. That was pretty cool.

[Zed Power]

Cool. It's good to see someone bringing a Biblical perspective to politics. While I am not Bible thumper myself, I prefer the Bible to the Communist Manifesto.