In an opinion piece at thegrio.com, Panama Jackson (no relation to the pastor) wrote that Bishop Jackson’s approach is “archaic, rooted in patriarchy, and entirely outmoded.” A baby shower doesn’t celebrate sin, he added, but “the new life that is entering the world.”
Renewed attention to how the Black church treats women is a “silver lining” of this incident, according to Panama Jackson, who said, “We shouldn’t sin, nor should we condone it, but the way to true repentance is not shame.”
