Is the Lord really a bearded lady? A sideshow freak?

[Cinjin]

If God created man in His own image, then who did He model Eve after? Or Lilith, of course?
Or does God also have a fanny and kazonkers?

Or, if He didn't create Eve and Lilith in His own image, doesn't it follow that women then really only are second class humans, from His point of view? Borne out by the subordinate and subservient role(s) women play throughout the bible...

In order to answer the question one has to assume that the Bible is more than a collection of fairy tales written by men who equated women to nothing more than the value of their livestock. The Bible is just like most every other ancient religious book - overtly patriarchal. The history of religion teaches us that women are all fine and good as long as they keep their mouths shut, put out when commanded, and don't express any kind of personal interest in anything besides the holy book in question. To this day, women are kept down at a man's boot heal in strict religious communities (Islam comes to mind) based solely on the writings of primitive goat herders.

It's disgusting. In fact it may be a good thread topic ... Does religion create, placate, and/or endorse male insecurity? Sexuality seems to play a HUGE role in religion.