Jesus Christ Feminista?

[Cyberman]

"Jesus was a feminist and so am I"

In the first of a two-part feature on Christianity, the Church and women - theologian and broadcaster Vicky Beeching argues that the bible, and the teachings of Jesus are pro-women and pro-women's ministry.

Apparently all that stuff about not allowing a woman to have dominion over a man, injunctions against going anywhere near one during her "unclean time", calls for keeping the women and children for offscreen purposes after killing their menfolk, stipulations that rape victims have to marry their attackers, and Jesus himself calling a Canaanite woman's daughter a dog - these are what feminism is all about.

According to Beeching, JC was obviously pro-women because he "talked freely with women to the shock of those watching" (translation: "I'm not anti-women... some of my best friends are women!"). Also

Many of Jesus's followers were female. They were not included in the 12 apostles, but the community surrounding him was far larger than that.

So simply being in the neighbourhood qualifies you as a follower. Remember that next time there's some bank robbery or whatnot in your town; by virtue of your happening to live there, you must be part of the gang. I recommend turning yourself in, the courts might go easier on you.

Also he generously allowed women to pay all his bills and generally look after him and his merry men-friends. What a nice guy.

Further to all this, it seems we've been really unfair to Paul all these years as well and he's not the ragingly sexist misogynist we all thought. All we had to do is read his writings the correct way.

In his letter to the Romans, Paul highly commends Junias, thought by many scholars to have been a female apostle. Paul also penned the powerful statement in Galatians 3:28 that there is "neither male nor female, for all are one in Christ Jesus".

The phrase "polishing a turd" springs to mind.

[Annik]

The Christian religion is not kind to women, but women seem to be statistically more religious. Does that seem right to you?

[Minimalist]

the teachings of Jesus are pro-women and pro-women's ministry.

Wait. Wait.

I thought the alleged "Paul" told women to STFU?

[Cyberman]

Yes, but apparently he liked one woman enough to mention her in a letter. The qualifications for being a feminist are ap"paul"ingly low, it seems.

[Minimalist]

The qualifications for being a xtian are apparently lower still.

[Faith No More]

Talk about desperately needing to reduce cognitive dissonance.

[Anomalocaris]

The Christian religion is not kind to women, but women seem to be statistically more religious. Does that seem right to you?

The more one is damaged by oppression, the more susceptible one becomes to the oppression of religion. This is why religion still exists and has not become extinct.

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Is one's case made stronger if one were to forcibly cites an authority whose existence is suspect, and whose sanity, honest, and perception is held in the lowest possible regard amongst those who are most likely to be sympathetic to your cause?

[ThomM]

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"Jesus was a feminist and so am I"

Jesus is a MYTH - However - even the MYTH was not a feminist
1 Timothy

11 A woman[a] should learn in quietness and full submission. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man;[b] she must be quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. 15 But women[c] will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.

So- A woman should be submissive to men - quiet - and pregnant.