Dear #MeToo from #UsToo "Silenced No More" Episode 5 Part 1 " The Levite Who Allowed His Concubine to Be Gang-Raped"

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Dear #MeToo from #UsToo: Silenced No More, Rev. Dr. Mary J. Fairley begins a two-part reflection on one of the most horrifying and often-overlooked stories in Scripture—Judges 19. Part One centers on the biblical text itself, confronting the violence, betrayal, cowardice, and moral collapse at the heart of the story of the Levite and his concubine. This episode does not look away from the brutality of the text. Instead, through dramatic paraphrase and theological reflection, it names the ways women’s lives are too often sacrificed to protect male power, comfort, and reputation. It also challenges the false assumption that religious status guarantees moral integrity. With honesty, faith, and pastoral courage, Rev. Dr. Mary J. Fairley invites listeners to face this painful passage truthfully, to lament what was done to the unnamed woman at the center of the story, and to recognize how her suffering still echoes in the lives of women today. This is Part One of a two-part episode. In the next episode, the story continues through a dramatic letter written in the voice of the unnamed woman, followed by further theological reflection on violence, silence, and the cost borne by women treated as expendable.