[Serious] PSA: Rape Apologetics

[Thumpalumpacus]

Drich victim-blamed Judy when she opened up about her rape. This doesn't surprise me at all. It's a shame more action wasn't taken then, when an actual member of ours was being attacked that way.

Nice to see you, Thump! I hope you stick around. ❤️

Thanks, LC. Hope all's with with you.

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Also, just wanted to say the idea that the Christian bible doesn't support slavery or misogyny is laughable. There's some industrial scale cherry-picking going on behind those two claims.

To wit:

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.

https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/new-...+Timothy+2

8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; 9 neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10 It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.

https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/new-...nthians+11

Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.

https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/new-...=1+Peter+2

It is a fact that the Bible was historically used to justify chattel slavery in America. The Bible was also used by abolitionists for their cause as well.

The Bible was also historically a well-spring for American misogyny, used to justify second-class status.

I know that most Christians do not nowadays accept slavery as moral. I also know that plenty of Christians consider women equal. And beyond that, I konw that th Bible is not the only holy book preaching slavery and/or misogyny.

But the idea that the Bible didn't have passages instructing men on the second-class nature of women, or didn't condone chattel slavery, is tripe. Rubbish.