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Women and the Bible----Christianity only gives us whores and virgins to identify with.
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 4934514:MV8xNzQ3NTc0XzI4OTc4MTM1XzI4NDlDOEVC] All I see is OP ignoring the finer attributes (courage, selflessness, faithfulness and honor) of many of these women, and focusing only on labels. OP makes a point of Esther being in a HAREM *gasp*, and ignores the story of her being chosen as Queen, her bravery in saving her people. Seems to me OP is doing the same thing she likes to accuse the Bible of doing, and she obviously has a dirty mind to boot. [/quote]
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This is what made me walk away from Christianity. There isn't much there for women, it becomes obvious that the bible was used in part to stamp out the feminine, or altogether obscure it.
This is what happened during the Crusades and the Inquisition---murder of those who were herbalists, naturalists and Gnostics.
What does a woman get from the bible aside from a male saviour archetype to which she could never identify--as a woman?
The other alternative is essentially, a whore or a virgin mother. These two are so at odds to one another. it seems like a set-up for failure.
If you're a mother and not a virgin--basically you're a whore or prostitute.
What does Christianity do for you girls? Please don't simply quote bible scripture, I'd like to hear your thoughts on the issue instead--I've read the bible many times over.
The best analogy the bible gives for the feminine is to refer to her as Wisdom in Proverbs.
Other than that, it doesn't leave much to go on for women.
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