A few weeks ago the Secretary of Defense announced that all combat roles are now open to women. In one sense this is not too new as women have been in combat roles for a while now. But this move is one that is serious.
Denny Burk has a very helpful post on what exactly all this means and how we might think about it as Christians (or even just as a a society in general).
As usual I'll give you what I think is one of the most helpful sections (but you ought to read the whole article):
What kind of a society puts its women on the front lines to risk what only men should be called on to risk? In countries ravaged by war, we consider it a tragedy when the battle comes to the backyards of women and children. Why would we thrust our own wives and daughters into that horror? My own instinct is to keep them as far from it as possible.
Perhaps some people believe that women ought to be able to volunteer for whatever job they are qualified to do. But what if the draft were reinstituted?
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