(July 24, 2021 at 12:08 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:(July 23, 2021 at 10:51 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: The Old Testament sucks on the issue once again. New Testament doesn't fix it.
I'd be curious to know your thoughts on this article.
Here's a quote from the early days of my denomination back in the 1800's; I believe it echoes a similar passage from biblical commentator Matthew Henry in the late 1600's: "Eve was created from a rib taken from the side of Adam, signifying that she was not to control him as the head, nor to be trampled under his feet as an inferior, but to stand by his side as an equal, to be loved and protected by him."
[I posted my reply here since it belongs in this thread.]
Well, sure. The article argues pretty well that Jesus elevated that status of women somewhat. My knee jerk response is to say the Old Testament ideas were seriously bad to begin with. (As many ancient ideas are.) And regardless of what "elevating" of women Jesus achieved, there are still the bad OT ideas that vilify women's sexuality. I understand that most Christians reflexively ignore most of it (as they should).
But, in the end, there those ideas are. They made it into the Bible. Now believers read that stuff and think it reflects reality, and that it's therefore truer than all arguments to the contrary. Which leads some to ask what Boru asked: Is Christianity Inherently Supportive Of Slavery And Misogyny? The answer is, unfortunately yes. Or at least it can and sometimes does.
I don't think all Christians are misogynists. Plenty aren't. Like, vast numbers of them aren't. But like I said before: if you're a Christian, and you want to justify your misogyny, the Bible is a great resource.
