So, to be a christian you have to believe that women are inferior to men??
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Who or what gave you that idea.\nMany Christians believe in equallity among the sexes.\nAnd you have to remember that there are many different forms of christianity.\n(i.e. Catholic, Mormon, Methodist, Baptist, 7th day Adventist etc.)
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Umm... no... femenists just believe in the equalness!
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Yes Its a sin ...\njust remember what happen in Sodom & Gomorrah.\n\nGod gave man and woman complementary roles in order to strengthen the family unit. Woman was to be the helper that man needed (Genesis 2:18). However, the woman's role as the helpmate is certainly not an inferior one. The enterprising God-fearing woman in Proverbs 31:10-31 is an inspiring role\n^_^
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Women already rule over their own man's life.  I would agree women are perfect and they bleed every month like Chirst did on the cross.  They stop bleeding when they are creating another life like God.
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Depends on which denomination you are speaking of.  Some do, some don't.\n\nPersonally the Bible is pretty clear that the church should be led by a man. However, personally, if there is no man willing to do the job but a woman is willing... the so be it.
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Tell it like it is!! I agree with you! I have ran into some really rotten "christian" people in my life time and a lot of them do not follow the Bible or any teachings until it suits them.
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Truly, I don't think it even matters whether you are a Christian or not, any gentleman should respect a woman with all of her qualities, choices, and thoughts.  Any challenge to these things should be done with respect, consideration, and charity.  So if a guy loves a girl, he should respect your choice to be abstinent ... but ... he also has the choice to rejected it as well, which I fear most men would.  The ones who respect it, and participate (meaning they're not dating behind your back, but are abstinent with you) are the keepers.\n\nGood luck, and may God bless you!
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In the Bible when it refers to men, in just means people in general, so yes, women are created equal in God's eyes, but in society now-a-days women are still receiving the short end of the stick. Trust me, I know!
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Unfortunately, many mock my faith and perceive me as  a mere simpleton. I am oftentimes shunned by peers because of my beliefs and dismissed when attempting to speak my mind. Frankly, I sometimes find being Christian rather difficult because it is the only religion that can be attacked without being politically incorrect.
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"“Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allâh has made one of them to excel the other” [al-Nisa’ 4:34]"\n\ni'm not sure how this can possibly be interpreted to say that men excel over women. i think we all know that normally the people who protect and maintain a person is serving them. we can see this because kings were always protected and maintained by their lowly serfs and knights. if the women are meant to be served, according to this verse, then clearly the koran is saying that it is women who in fact excel over men, and men's only use is to serve women. therefore, muslim men have no place in the government, in teaching positions, or making decisions on behalf of a woman. \n\nhas that clarified things a little bit?
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Religion is read by those who want to, some for sincere purposes, but many for selfish excuses. For example in Christian writings it says that women should be submissive to their husbands, but, it also says that men are no longer their own, but their wife's, meaning each should strive to become serving the other rather than themselves.\n\nAnother big example is "...treat women as the weaker vessel." That isn't meant by St. Paul to mean treat them as inferior, but to treat them more gently as you would the difference between a fragile glass vs a sturdy one. \n\nSt. Paul was merely pointing out the same thing that "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" and other popular/modern culture thinks is new realization. That women tend to be sensitive, but men tend to be callous and thick skinned.\n\nActually this thick skinned/callous quality of men has been shown that in childhood they are LESS thick skinned than female babies. Men are more sensitive to being ignored, and that's why they tend to push themselves to the forefront as much as possible, often they didn't get attention as kids without it, and it bothered them enough to stop caring about others because they felt uncared for, so why care, as long as they get what they crave.\n\nMen's insensitivity is more taught than not.
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I think it sounds more like societal rules that got slipped into a religious text than religious rules.  I can't see that any god would disdain a woman who has worshiped him/her whole-heartedly if she happens to die during her time of "uncleanliness," which is a teaching of the Catholic church of medieval times.  Hearing that always made me sick inside.\n\nThe Judaic view towards women (including Jews, Christians and Muslims in that one) was one of the things that pushed me away from any of those religions.  I can't imagine not being the independent, intelligent, outspoken, beautiful woman that I am, which all of those religions seem to preach should be discouraged.  I NEED no man; I will allow men to share my life, but that's share, not control.  I am smart enough to control myself, thanks very much to any man who think he could do better, including any gods.
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Hello Little One.. :)\n\nMy brother Scnheb is correct..it is a matter of your heart..\n\nTitus 2\n\n3  The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;\n \n4  that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,\n \n5  to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.\n \n============================================================\n\nI do agree with you sweet little sister, a woman is not to dress as a man (pants).. :)\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..In Christ..
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cdf-rom: You are a lunatic. No one is trying to sway people away from the faith. Seriously. If you honestly believe that is a real motive for anyone, anywhere in this whole Magdalene/DVC controversy, then you suffer from paranoid delusions and need to get your head checked. \n\nIt just seems weird to a lot of people, myself included, that so many Christians (not all, but a lot) went totally apesh*t over the mere suggestion of Jesus acting like a normal guy of his times.\n\nI really like Mary Magdalene, always have. Never cared much for the Madonna, though. What did she do, really? She had a kid, supposedly while a virgin (not actually true, see Hebrew version of Isaiah 7:14, definitely says young woman, not virgin). So, basically she had a kid. Which is what the "Church Fathers" believed was all women were really good for, anyway. So their number one female figure is a girl whose biggest accomplishment is getting knocked up.\n\nNow take a look at this passage from the Pistis Sophia, referring to Mary Magdalene:\nJesus, the compassionate, answered and said to Mariam:\n"Mariam, thou blessed one, whom I will complete in all the mysteries of the height, speak openly, thou art she whose heart is more directed to the Kingdom of Heaven than all thy brothers."\n\nYeah, she was bright, she got was Jesus was saying, apparently more than his other (male) disciples. And that's nothing compared to the Gospel of Mary (go look it up). So I figure, why not have the female co-star of Christianity be Jesus's wife instead of his mother? She was actually an intelligent woman, rather than just a pregnant one. Aren't we a little past the 'barefoot in the kitchen' era?
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i agree that the man is the head of the house and women sumit themselves to them. I am a baptist and i beleive everything in the bible and the bible tells you that. i beleive that if more woman did what we beleive then the world would be a better place and men would not be out cheating because they would be satisfied at home
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Very much so.\n\nThey where viewed as prity much worthless with out a husband, and only then to serve god and there husband.\n\nNuns and other religous women where the only acception and they where still veiwed as being of less worth than your avrange man.\n\nThankfully modern culture has kind got the church to turn away from that part of the bible and they don't try and act on it anymore.... heck many curch members don't even know it's the case.
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In my experience, Christian men are the hardest to date.  They really seem to have this superior attitude and are the lest honest about their feelings.  Some of them treat women like they are this horrible temptation that must be fought and less like a human being.  They also seem to flirt insincerely more then nonChristian men, which is surprising.  I think Christian women should be friends with a Christian guy a long time before dating.  This way the guy has to learn to think of her more as a friend to be respected and less like a temptress.  I have seen a lot of girls get hurt by the insincere attentions of Christian guys who flirted with girls and then told them they were just friends and are not interested.  It was pretty harsh.  And they all, no matter what their past seem to have this attitude that they deserve to marry only the most pure, subserviant young girl.  This amazed me even more.\n\nThankfully I found a good Christian guy after years of having given up on dating Christian guys.