"It is often said that women are the “backbone” of the church. On the surface this may appear to be a compliment, especially when one considers the function to the backbone in the human anatomy. ... The telling portion of the word backbone is the word “back.” It has become apparent to me that most of the ministers who use this term have reference to location rather than function. What they really mean is that women are in the “background” and should be kept there. They are merely support workers."
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Jacquelyn Grant (1995). "Black Theology and the Black Woman," in Words of Fire: An Anthology of African-American Feminist Thought
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