Submit to Husband and Make Pancakes If Asked, Pastor Tells Wives

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On the church’s Facebook page, someone writes in the comments: “Just a reminder, your pastor is a nutcase that has nothing to do with [Jesus’] ministry. God likes spiritual fruit, not religious nuts. Please don’t fall for the lies of a narcissist.”

In its coverage of the pancake dustup, Newsweek includes statistics from a 2014 Pew Research Center survey about religion and marital status. Of the 8,562 evangelical Protestants surveyed, 14 percent were divorced or separated. That was the second-highest rate among religious groups in America. (Only “historically Black Protestants” came in higher, at 19 percent.)

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Stephanie Martin
Stephanie Martin, a freelance writer and editor in Denver, has spent her entire 30-year journalism career in Christian publishing. She loves the Word and words, is a binge reader and grammar nut, and is fanatic (as her family can attest) about Jeopardy! and pro football.

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