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To: Alex Murphy

RE: What is it about the Apostle Paul that (some) women don’t like?

We can probably start here:

1 Corinthians 14:34-35

“As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church”

Then, we can continue here:

” I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions just as I handed them on to you. But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the husband is the head of his wife, and God is the head of Christ. Any man who prays or prophesies with something on his head disgraces his head, but any woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled disgraces her head—it is one and the same thing as having her head shaved. For if a woman will not veil herself, then she should cut off her hair; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or to be shaved, she should wear a veil. For a man ought not to have his head veiled, since he is the image and reflection of God; but woman is the reflection of man. Indeed, man was not made from woman, but woman from man. Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man. For this reason a woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man or man independent of woman. For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman; but all things come from God. Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head unveiled? Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair, it is degrading to him, but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. But if anyone is disposed to be contentious— we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.” (1 Corinthians 11:2-16)


32 posted on 06/24/2014 3:03:27 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Exactly - Paul and the Jewish hierarchy, were infuriated that Jesus taught women were equal, that he taught them directly, made them teachers, healers and disciples.

That was a great threat to the power structure, to keeping women subjugated.

And Rome, after ten years with their agent, Paul, slaughtering every follower they could find, realized they weren't succeeding. So - double agent: destroy from within.

Paul served both entities well.

I remember, over 30 years ago, in my investigative reporter days, infiltrating and "NO PRESS" meeting of the DSOC - Democrat Socialist Organizing Committee where they emphasized they were not powerful enough to come out as Socialists and that their new strategy would be to "infiltrate and take over the Democrat Party" Who can argue their success?

Times change. People don't.

58 posted on 06/24/2014 3:38:19 PM PDT by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits)
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