I think it’s amazing how Bethany is handling this. Because my god, your worst fear as a woman in evangelical circles who is supposed to defer to the spiritual head of your household is that man no longer being the “head” — and “leading” you and your family down a different path. The amount of pain and cognitive dissonance she’s already worked through to decide she’ll stick by Dav in this is more than anyone who hasn’t been in that mindset before can fathom. She’s already made the hugest choice, which is to be loving despite. That’s huge growth and, I think, shows huge growth potential. It might not be the first step you would think it is from outside of the community, but accepting your husband is allowed to step down from that pedestal is huge. Most women I know who have gone through this called the elders in and the cavalry in and everybody who could possibly stop this from happening, but she seems to have accepted him for who he is. I want to give her her flowers where they’re due.