What the Bible says to women - shut up and stay home
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People who enjoy condemning their neighbors with the use of bible verses written long before running water was a feature in most homes really ought to dig into the book a little deeper.
Women especially should take a little look, because it has lots of advice to share with them, such as -
Timothy 2:12: I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.
Titus 2: Women must be discreet, chaste, home keepers, good, obedient to their husbands, so that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Peter 3: Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands.
Neither Rick Santorum nor Michele Bachmann can see what the problem is, can you?
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Pittsburghkid | Dec 16, 2011, 12:27 AM EST
Modern Psychiatry is about drug? Many drug addicts never buy street drugs, doctors prescribes then their drug. Famious cases are Alvis, and Micheal Jackson. Boys are being drug for being boys. The Bible said "Spare the Rod, and Spoil the Child." I grew up under those Biblical rules, and I'm gratiful that I was nevered drugged by Doctors on the recommendation of teachers at school.
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stanJames | Dec 11, 2011, 01:55 AM EST
Seanofmelbourn says..............The bible should be consigned to libraries sitting on the same shelf as the Quran,the gilgamesh and other ancient books
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Sean - we need a new spelling for mythology
MYTHEOLOGY I think thats a lot closer
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stanJames | Dec 11, 2011, 01:49 AM EST
You can tell the progressivity or level of dinosaur thinking in a church by how it treats women.
the catholic church of the molestation, crusades against the muslims , holy inquisition comes to mind. comes to mind..................
also the southern baptist and lots of evangelical like churches. who gave us slavery, the kkk and segregation, and whose nightmare has come true in a black president...................
And I think the Mormon church also. Not sure on that one but the Fundie Mormons marry chidren of age 9 or so in their quest to go to heaven.............
All fo the se churches also demonize our gay friends and neighbors..............
Also add the orthodox Jews. some of whom have called for the genocide of gays.
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merefalow | Dec 08, 2011, 12:51 PM EST
jeepers,if it shuts my old lady up i might become a believer.NOT.
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cillowen | Dec 08, 2011, 12:38 PM EST
the hold that this book has on morons is staggering
not to mention the damage done to mother nature and
eve's chillun.
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Keynyata | Dec 07, 2011, 04:51 PM EST
If I wasn't an atheist,that bible would be my kinda book ;-)
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seanomelbourne | Dec 07, 2011, 04:48 PM EST
The bible should be consigned to libraries sitting on the same shelf as the Quran,the gilgamesh and other ancient mythology books. They are all outdated and of historical value only.
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eiriamach | Dec 07, 2011, 04:26 PM EST
Other posters have inspired me to add a few more biblical women to the list. Deborah was no silent stay-at-home; she wielded authority as a judge, spoke as a prophet, and commanded the army. Judges 5, the "Song of Deborah and Barak," celebrates the victory of women over their people's enemies: "Villagers in Israel would not fight; they held back until I, Deborah, arose, until I arose, a mother in Israel.... Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.... Her hand reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple." After Jael slew Sisera, Israel had peace for forty years. Let's not overlook the Book of Judith, whose slaying of Holofernes inspired great paintings and statues through the ages, as well as Freud's interest in the symbol of a woman decapitating the general of the Assyrian army. She charmed Holofernes with her beauty; then when he was drunk-asleep in bed, she severed his head with two blows of his weapon. "Then said Ozias unto her, O daughter, blessed art thou of the most high God above all the women upon the earth; and blessed be the Lord God, who hath created the heavens and the earth, who hath directed thee to the cutting off of the head of the chief of our enemies." Just like today, the ancients had their official 'patriarchal' ideology, but also passed along stories of more interesting, if sometimes gory, female activities.
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PiperMac52 | Dec 07, 2011, 03:31 PM EST
Context is everything my friend. Truth is women played a critical role in the family and in the culture in general. You can not read scripture through a 21st century lens which has been corrupted and debased through modernism/moral relativism. Mary holds a place of importance in that her acceptance of God's plan allowed for the Word to become flesh. The Greek and Hebrew translations do not always adhere to the meaning ascribed by modern day English remember.
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SingleDonald | Dec 07, 2011, 03:02 PM EST
I agree with the critics of the Bible, concerning women. What I disagree with is the radical feminist approach, which seeks to condemn all men for our natural feelings towards women. Women should be respected by men, and vice versa. Also, deferential attitudes towards women should not be taken as patronizing gestures. We guys can open doors for women, and still have a high regard for their intellect and leadership qualities.
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Collette2 | Dec 07, 2011, 02:28 PM EST
Poor us, as Catholics, not only do we have this to contend with but a church tradition with a patriarchal system.
No wonder it's in such a mess, with little boys playing house.
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eiriamach | Dec 07, 2011, 02:24 PM EST
In the years following the Second Vatican Council, most Roman Catholic churches discontinued the purification ritual known as "churching" of women after childbirth. Four centuries earlier (1552), the Anglican Book of Common Prayer replaced the purification ritual with "The Thanksgiving of Women after Childbirth, commonly called the Churching of Women." This has evolved into a beautiful ceremony of thanksgiving for the birth or adoption of a child. Since the 1979 edition, it has included prayers "For the Birth of a Child," For an Adoption" (the child and the parents accept each other), "Act of Thanksgiving" (the Magnificat), Psalm 116 or 23, a celebrant's prayer, then "For a safe delivery," "For the parents," "For a child not yet baptized / already baptized," and the service concludes with a prayer to the Trinity, reminding the people that all are children of God. @Towngate, I'm glad to hear the men in your part of the world "are ready, willing and able to cook and serve." And I'm especially delighted that you believe in giving women "free reign." That's a lot better than the "free rein" that some men are willing to allow, and if we ever get "free reign," believe me, we'll know how to use it!
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Murph46 | Dec 07, 2011, 11:43 AM EST
So Queen Maeve should have stayed home and baked cookies? Seriously now!
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joan1954 | Dec 07, 2011, 11:28 AM EST
Someone told me once that women in Ireland after Childbirth were "churched" something I never heard done here in the US. Talk about wierd and I know the women in my family would have never put up with that here. And they were from the Irish side of my family!!!!
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