Painful flaws of being human | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

An opinion piece reflects on the Netflix documentary "Death of the Pastor's Wife," centered on Mica Miller. The writer says they initially planned to move on after addressing the film in a Thursday online column, but the story stayed with them. They describe Miller’s life and death claims as “nightmarish” and argue the documentary isn’t about a single person or denomination so much as a recognizable system of authority, submission, and strict gender hierarchy. The piece discusses how pastoral power and theology surrounding sexuality can shape relationships, including ideas that frame men as vulnerable to temptation and place responsibility on wives to keep husbands from straying.