Bobbie Houston, wife of Hillsong Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston, has apologized for dropping the r-bomb during a teaching session nearly 20 years ago.
Houston made the comments during a recently unearthed teaching segment from a 2003 series called Kingdom Women Love Sex, where she gave women advice to having a better and active sex life. Her candid descriptions of the effects of weight gain in the marital bed irked critics, however, who accused her of using one particular word as a slur and pejorative.
If I carry weight I feel like a retard, how are you going to do anything to surprise your man when you need a hydraulic crane just to turn over in bed?
Curiously, she also recommends getting plastic surgery in the nether regions to enhance the sex – surely more offensive than dropping a rude word.
Have plastic surgery if it makes you feel better and it is for the right reasons, and girls, pelvic floor exercise – can you believe I am saying this? You know, I have heard that orgasm is not as strong if you are really sloppy in that area…
Back pain. Plumbing bits. OK, get them fixed, get healed, or go to a doctor, I’m not joking.
Now, in a statement released on the embattled church’s website, Houston offered an unreserved apology, made no excuse, and vowed never to do it again.
A recently published media article included comments that I made almost 20 years ago while I was teaching on the subject of healthy marriage, intimacy and family.
In that teaching I used certain words and examples that were unwise and offensive, and especially so in a world where appropriate and sensitive language is of absolute critical importance. I unreservedly and humbly apologised then for any hurt incurred, and I do so again.
For over two decades, I have sought to champion the value and rights of women, but that was not reflected in my comments. We live in a world where words carry enormous weight and consequence, and rightfully so. Life brings with it many lessons and moments of deep regret. I hope and pray that those affected will find it in their hearts to forgive me.Bobbie Houston
