Because of Evans’s writing about the place of women in Christianity, the women wrote, they are pastors now. Because of Rachel Held Evans, they wrote over and over — until it became a hashtag, #BecauseofRHE, which trended on Twitter over the weekend. #becauseofRHE pic.twitter.com/SXo5XffRRs — Kelly J Youngblood (@kjpyoungblood) May 4, 2019It’s amazing to see people posting the encouraging notes that Rachel Held Evans sent them over the years, at @lkoturner’s suggestion. — Carissa Nicole Winn🌔 (@Carissa12Nicole) May 4, 2019Woke and read #BecauseOfRHE. — Nate Pyle (@NatePyle79) May 5, 2019Read more:Instead of throwing out church, Evans held onto her robust Christian faithHow Evans became one of the most polarizing evangelicalsEvans writes: The Bible is literature for Resistance

Source: Washington Post May 05, 2019 15:08 UTC