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What Say Ye FR? Should a woman be allowed to teach Scripture to men?
Herald Sun ^
| 8-21-06
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Posted on 08/21/2006 5:51:49 PM PDT by Bob J
In earlier news it was reported that a Baptist Sunday school teacher of 54 years was let go from her position because "My belief is that the qualifications for both men and women teaching spiritual matters in a church setting end at the church door, period," the Pastor was quoted as saying.
Apparently in a letter sent to the teacher earlier in the month they qouted from First Timothy Two, 11-14 "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, she must be silent."
This news was posted on FR here and here.
It's an interesting topic considering the current discussions regarding Sharia law and the treatment of women in Islam. Some FReepers were shocked and others appeared to support the policy based on scripture interpretation.
What is your opinion?
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: duh; genderwars
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posted on
08/21/2006 5:51:50 PM PDT
by
Bob J
To: Peach
Wonder what the group from the other thread are going to say on here?
2
posted on
08/21/2006 5:52:58 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
(God Bless America and the men and women who serve in our military!)
To: Bob J
To: Bob J
It doesn't bother me one way or the other.
4
posted on
08/21/2006 5:53:49 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?)
To: Bob J
5
posted on
08/21/2006 5:53:49 PM PDT
by
CindyDawg
To: Bob J
I don't get why it's such a big deal. And I'm female!
6
posted on
08/21/2006 5:53:58 PM PDT
by
Kieri
(A Grafted Branch (Rom. 11))
To: Bob J
7
posted on
08/21/2006 5:54:36 PM PDT
by
pnz1
To: Bob J
Good luck trying to find a bunch of men to teach Sunday School.
8
posted on
08/21/2006 5:54:42 PM PDT
by
InvisibleChurch
(What I do (sin) is proof of what I am (sinful).)
To: Bob J
9
posted on
08/21/2006 5:54:46 PM PDT
by
185JHP
( "The thing thou purposest shall come to pass: And over all thy ways the light shall shine.")
To: CindyDawg
Combining the discussion from two into one.
10
posted on
08/21/2006 5:54:50 PM PDT
by
Bob J
(RIGHTALK.com...a conservative alternative to NPR!)
To: Bob J
What Say Ye FR? Should a woman be allowed to teach Scripture to men?Sure, why not?
11
posted on
08/21/2006 5:55:30 PM PDT
by
HitmanLV
("If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking until you do succeed." - Jerry 'Curly' Howard)
To: cripplecreek
So you support "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, she must be silent."?
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posted on
08/21/2006 5:55:43 PM PDT
by
Bob J
(RIGHTALK.com...a conservative alternative to NPR!)
To: Bob J
Well the Baptist Sunday School teacher wasn't teaching scripture to men, she was teaching Sunday School to male children.
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posted on
08/21/2006 5:55:45 PM PDT
by
marajade
(Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
To: CindyDawg
Why a new thread?Don't worry your pretty little head about it. Now go get me a beer! :^)
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posted on
08/21/2006 5:56:34 PM PDT
by
OSHA
(Lose money FAST playing penny stocks. Ask me how!)
To: pnz1
She wasn't teaching men, she was teaching children. Big diff.
15
posted on
08/21/2006 5:56:43 PM PDT
by
marajade
(Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
To: Bob J
It's their church. They should be able to do what they want.
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posted on
08/21/2006 5:56:53 PM PDT
by
preacher
(A government which robs from Peter to pay Paul will always have the support of Paul.)
To: Bob J
Why should'nt a knowlegable woman be able to teach anything to a man? What do we have here more members of the American Taliban branch. What nuts.
To: preacher
"It's their church. They should be able to do what they want."
Even it goes against scripture?
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posted on
08/21/2006 5:57:35 PM PDT
by
marajade
(Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
To: InvisibleChurch
Where that happens a church is not a Church, and will falter.
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posted on
08/21/2006 5:57:51 PM PDT
by
American_Centurion
(No, I don't trust the government to automatically do the right thing.)
To: marajade
What age was she teaching?
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posted on
08/21/2006 5:58:16 PM PDT
by
pnz1
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