[Serious] Do we have any female Christians left? If not, anyone is welcome to comment.

[Drich]

...and what are the roles of men in the relationship?

I didn’t bother to read the rest of your post. This thread is not about men, please stay on topic. And feel free to re-read the OP as you obviously missed the point. This isn’t about complaining that the Bible is sexist (it is), but it’s asking how do modern Christian women justify blantantly disobeying the Bible. Christian women speak in churches and even preach in some churches, Christian women work outside their homes, Christian women wear the pants in some marriages.

How do they justify this?

they don't justify anything. they simple are outside the custome of a christian woman for that time/day.

Is this a sin, for the christian it maybe, but again sin is not the measure of righteousness for christian. Love is. So if/when judgement comes the question is why did you wear pants why did you ask question in church... was it to cause decention and or cause problems or was it because pants are simply an acceptiable option now, the floor was open to questions from anyone. no one to ask questions in any format outside of church. needed to reconcile faith barring probles ect.. That is what grace is.

That is why we seek attonement

Because we will never be able to live as the bible instructs.

Because we will always be in error every day of our lives to one degree or another we seek attonement where our right-ness before God come from Christ sacrifice and not our ablity to follow all the rules.

So which rules do we follow?

Which rules can we follow and still love God with all that we are first and our neighbor as our self?

here in american wearing pants we can do both and no one would ever question that. however if you went to the middle east and it is their culture still that a woman can not wear pants, it would be hard to say you love your neighbor with your dockers on, with full access to atire they would not question your motives in wearing.