Christians....please inform me....what makes a man more able than a woman?

Question

Christianity paints a sour picture of woman as a weaker sex. Men are the heads of the household, while women are viewed as emotional and fragile creatures. Women are meant to submit.....why is this?

Without citing the bible, what in your opinion makes women the weaker sex??? How does a phallus and testicles make a man better than a woman?

I apologize if I offended any Christians....my intention was not to stereotype but to gain understanding. Some Christians still feel that women are the weaker sex.

I apologize if I offended any Christians....my intention was not to stereotype but to gain understanding. Some Christians still feel that women are the weaker sex.

littlemissy,
Who says I, as a woman, need to be protected??? If an intruder were to come into my home, I would be by my fiance's side when he went to investigate. If I were pregnant, I would be capable of handling it, as it's what my body is built to do.

Athiest....not Jewish.

Liard,
I meant no offense...really just a question. This was what spawned my curiosity.

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True, this mindset was based on practices long ago, but some people still think this way. I do not see how the wording of my question was offensive.....but I apologize nonetheless

Answer 1

Well, if God thought that women were as able as men, he would have made some woman pope by now.

Since he has not, we can only follow his direction.




Actually I'm being sarcastic. But that is a reflection of most of the arguments I suspect you will get.


They are not. Women get the short end of the stick in the bible because the bible was written by a bunch of patriarchs. Maybe they were getting back at their wives for some reason, maybe they were just crotchety old bastards.


On average women are weaker than men. That is a physical fact of bone and muscle mass. However there are a whole load of women out there who can kick my butt with one hand (or foot) tied behind their back, so it is not that significant a difference.

Men and women each have, on average, advantages and disadvantages over each other. Once you understand this it is great being able to work together and complement each other.

But then I'm an atheist, so I actually use my brain.

Answer 2

Cultural depections of women in biblical cultures at any rate are not some made up rule, they have their roots in what benefited society at large and what didn't. Specifically, the origin of the "weaker sex" "double standard" lies in property rights and inheritance. In those days, a man was allowed to keep concubines--women he was not married to that were used for sex. Then there was the wife. Children from the union of the male and a concubine had no claim or right to inherit from their father, the first born of the man and his wife however, inherited everything. The point is, with a man the parentage of the children is known. With a woman back then if a woman slept with mutlitple partners or had male concubines in the marriage, the parentage of her children would be unknown. Someone other than a mans own bloodline could wind up inheriting all that he had. Making it culturally unacceptable for a woman to be in public alone, or to work with the other field hands, to have the same sort of rights as the men did--this was how society reacted to the problem of parentage. Make the woman less accessable.

Answer 3

It's not Christianity, or the bible that paints us as the weaker sex - because we are NOT. It's men, who, down through the ages got the upper hand when they were out hunting. Put one of them through childbirth - that would end it right there. Put one of them through a menstrual cycle - that would kill them. Put one of them through putting up with a sick man in the house - they'd stay well. There are more women than men on the earth - and you'd think we'd get the picture and take over - but no, so we must think we're weaker, dumber, less worthy - or, as a whole - womanhood would not tolerate it for one more second. I've also heard that the ideal space mission passenger is a pregnant woman - because everything is at the max then.
Also, as regard their P & T, ever notice how badly they get hurt when struck in that region. Does that sound like strength to you? We may be emotional, but that's a good thing, because we are more able to emphathize, sympathize, and help others during crises - while most men don't understand anything about what's going on. Sure, we need them, but they need us more.

Answer 4

It has nothing to do with one being the "weaker" sex and one being the "stronger".

Both male and female are given equal responsibilities and both are equally bound to serve the other.

Male and female are different, as like apples and oranges.
But is the apple more important than the orange?
No.
Neither is male over female.
True, men can look at a subject, and just tackle it; some times this is good;
BUT, then there are times when the female needs to come along and say, "Whoa down their pal, think about this..."

The two are designed to compliment each other; that is as long as they are willing to follow God's plan.

Answer 5

Their are defiantly things men are better at then women. That being said their are things that women are better at than men. Answering your question men were CREATED different then women, most men are physically stronger then most women. Also us women tend to get a little emotional around that time of the month and any women who denies this needs a huge reality check. So yes women tend to run off of emotion more then men making us more emotional. I do not see that as a bad thing just a difference in how men and women are different. And yes we are different!

Answer 6

You wanted an answer, so make sure you read ALL of mine before you judge it.

Men are larger, have greater lung capacity, more muscle mass, more testosterone which gives aggressiveness and helps to BUILD muscle mass, and we have a tendency to get mad instead of sit and cry. So PHYSICALLY, we're more able.

Now, "more able" besides the physical? Nothing. Not one single thing. Now, more "suited" - THAT's a different matter. A woman has more compassion and empathy - something a growing child needs to feel and learn. Therefore it's rather convenient that women bare the children, and (at least in the old days) had no choice but to be the ones to feed them - breast feeding.

Someone had to put food on the table, so the men went out and worked and hunted. As such they were more exposed to the outside world - politics, robbers, etc., they were therefore better suited to make executive decisions such as "let's get the Hell out of here!"

Besides, with that much testosterone, if we didn't take the power of making decisions, we'd probably get really pissed off. (I'm not making excuses nor commenting on how ethical it is, but some things just ARE - and this is one of them).

Were you talking about "Christians" or "Catholics"? Catholics are trying to sneak indulgences back into use through mass cards - read the little slip they ask you to fill out some time.

As far as religion and "love, honor, and OBEY", IF the system worked as it was originally designed, (and the Bible does specify this), the man is supposed to love, provide, and protect the woman. He's not supposed to abuse, boss, or become tyranical. He's supposed to be considerate - many men, as I'm sure you know, are not.

As to being "better", I don't think that - just "different".

As for what other people think, it's simply a matter of what you value most in a person.

I don't think I'm better - but I've met plenty of people who I'm better than. And if that's all someone meets, there's no evidence to say otherwise.

(And for the thumbs-down people - I put "I'll give you an answer in a minute" because I didn't want to be on the bottom of the list of answers. So I hit EDIT and added more - get over it).

Answer 7

Which impostor was claiming that Christians think women to be incapable or less capable?

And why the assumptive and insulting language in the way you asked the question?

Does the Bible call out gender roles and responsibilities? Yup - it certainly does, and those roles and responsibilities were current and applicable... 2000 or so years ago.
We've moved on since that time.

Answer 8

Um, incase you haven't noticed:

Women are more emotional the men, but that doesnt make us weaker. The head of the house is the protector, if people come bashing in your door the man must put his life on the line to save his family. Since we get pregnant they take care of us and the child, but there is work to be done so we do the stuff that will not bring any harm to the child. It doesnt make us weaker, please do not mix weakness and protection from harm

Answer 9

Men are not better than women, and women are not weak and fragile. When I read my Bible, I do not see this picture of myself.......

In general terms most men are physically stronger than women. They are called upon to be the providers and protectors. They are also to be the spiritual leaders of the home, many of them fail at this...........

In any organization there is only one "boss", he may have several assistants who are quite valuable. But in the end the decisions are his, so is the responsibilty for the poor decisions. Have you ever heard, "it costs to be the boss"? It is not a place of the glory and honor that you may think. It is a heavy burden to be responsible for the welfare, provision, security and leadership of others......Most men would not wish to cross their wives and do something against her wishes.....

My husband is not better than me. In fact, without my guidance (or someone like me) he would have given up long ago. It is much easier to tear a man down than to build one up.........building one up-----that is the goal of submission.

You would do no less for your son.........why exclude your husband?

Answer 10

Both men and women are emotional and fragile creatures who all must submit to the Lord.

You can see it the way you have questioned or you can take a look at the examples of strong faithful women in scripture like Mary and Esther.