We Worked at Christianity Today. And We Have Thoughts About the New Report.
Et tu, CT?
Nary a week seems to go by these days without revelations of leaders behaving badly in Christian organizations. Last week, the headlines hit close to home when a new report came out from the the flagship evangelical magazine — and our former workplace — detailing a history of sexual harassment going unchecked within Christianity Today’s leadership. The report was heartbreaking to read — and yet not entirely surprising for either of us.
In this episode, we react to the report and reflect on our experiences at CT, as well as at other male-dominated Christian organizations. We also explore some tough questions — about the ways in which theology can undergird a sexist workplace culture, how internalized misogyny can keep women silent and what we might do differently if we worked there now.
Read the whole report from Christianity Today here.
A post-production clarification: While the CT report indicated that HR didn’t add formal disciplinary updates to former employees’ files, HR leaders did take notes.
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