{"id":39448,"date":"2024-11-07T12:26:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T18:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=39448"},"modified":"2024-11-07T12:26:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T18:26:36","slug":"voices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=39448","title":{"rendered":"Voices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kaitlin Shetler<\/strong> has long been a friend of the BLOTT<\/strong>, and she opens our eyes in unexpected ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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when bears hibernate
no one calls them cowardly
nature understands there are some
environments too harsh to withstand
and hiding can be surviving sometimes 

no one tells a bear 
she can\u2019t take the winter
but everyone tells a woman 
she\u2019s being too dramatic

hysteria is just grief
institutionalized by the patriarchy

they hate women
so much 
and this is nothing new
but old wounds 
can still kill 
and dead women 
make them so happy 

we are asked not to give up
and yeah
sure
we won\u2019t

if we gave up every time 
the world said we were worthless
mankind would have gone extinct ages ago 

but bears are allowed to hibernate 
and i\u2019m not saying sit out the whole winter
but maybe grab some berries 
and snuggle up
before leaving the cave
to devour your enemies

- Kaitlin Shetler \/ via Facebook<\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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Shetler is known among many in Churches of Christ circles for speaking out in bold theological and moral terms against restrictions on women in the church, spiritual abuse, and violence against women, and for justice and mercy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A writer and commentator on topics related to the Churches of Christ at her blog, The Skeptiletptic, and other places, she has preached at Lipscomb University, All Saints Church of Christ, and the New Garden Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her new Kaitlin Hardy poetry page can be found at this link: here<\/a>. A collection of her poetry can be found at this link: here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After graduating from Harding, she received a masters of social work from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. She served as director of disability services at Lipscomb University for five years and as a Title IX investigator, working with students experiencing sexual assault, stalking, harassment, and discrimination. She currently works for a large, national non-profit organization that seeks to build and improve justice systems.<\/p>\n
– Steve Gardner, Authentic Theology \/ Open Horizons<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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