‘Why would you want to be at a place where your voice doesn’t matter?’ researcher Sheila Wray Gregoire told AOL.com
Women are leaving churches in droves after previously being the dominant group that filled them, according to a report.
“Women are less inclined to be involved with churches that don’t want us speaking up, that don’t want us to be smart,” Mojica Rodríguez, the daughter of a pastor who was raised attending church frequently, said, according to AOL.com.
Rodriguez, 39, earned a master’s degree in divinity. The Nashville-based author eventually left the church due to its views on women.
“We’re like the mules of the church – that’s what it feels like,” she continued.
Everyone can do what they want, but I love having a church family!