In the 1800's- early 1900's, when american women were fighting for the rights that they have now, the pricipal roadblock was the entirety of the adherents of the christian faiths' view on what the bible said was a women's role in society (submit to your husband, stay quiet in church and in public)
in fact, as i understand, the only real supporter of women in this aspect were the secularists of that era.
for all christian history up until that point, it was the understanding of all of christians that the bible demanded that specific role for women. then, when women could no longer be denied rights like that, it all of sudden became conventional wisdom that the bible didn't really mean that and wasn't supposed to be interpreted that way. I think this is a huge gap in logic to think that christianity can collectively forget what was understood to be the bible view across all christian history. if i am mistaken here, please set me straight. what am i missing?
2007-01-14 13:43:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nothing. There is a huge gap, and nothing they say to try to cover it will fit across it.
2007-01-14 13:48:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, you got it 100% right. They did the same with slavery. They also used to send the bell ringers into the belfry to ring the church bell to ward off lightning storms. Then they convened a symposium to discuss why God sent lightning to kill so may bell ringers. Ben Franklin soon after invented the lighting rod but churches at first refused to use them because it frustrated God's will.
2007-01-14 21:53:58 · answer #2 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible also states that there is no difference in man or woman in salvation but both are regarded equally.Also in the New Testment women were sent to preach and where they were sent this church was told to except them.
2007-01-14 22:01:16 · answer #3 · answered by greenstateresearcher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I wasn't living during those times, (and neither were you). What I can tell you from the Bible, is that God sees us as equal, yet with differing abilities. Does that make Him sexist? Not at all!
I think it is a point in futility to rehash the hash, so to speak. Who CARES what went on hundreds of yrs ago?
2007-01-14 21:50:11 · answer #4 · answered by lookn2cjc 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what can i say, but to agree with you... but that doesn't mean they should be treated like insignificant creatures like how men treated them in the olden times.
2007-01-14 21:48:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you are correct women today are going to hell it is right there in the bible black words that god inspired
2007-01-14 21:48:33 · answer #6 · answered by jesus is gay 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋