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Ruth Ann Turner's avatar

Women have always been viewed as lesser than their male counterparts. Some of the saints of old would use Bible verses such as “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. or the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the Savior of the body. Therefore, as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.” Ephesians 5:22-24 (King James Version)

Many denominations will not accept, acknowledge or allow women to sit or speak from the pulpit.

Part of the problem is reading the details of scripture that only affirm our biases without doing and background study (history of the people, cultural norms, and time in history)

As women, when we are in teaching situations, we must present the whole story from historical and biblical perspectives. I shared with my young students that as a girl growing up in Wisconsin, where the temperature drops to 30 below zero, we were not allowed to wear pants in school. The shock and horror on their faces were priceless. I explained the normans during this period in history. Girls had to arrive at school early, take off their pants, boots, and the rest of their winter gear, and put it in our lockers. When school was out, put all back on to go home.

Next school day, repeat the process.

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Terri Fullerton's avatar

Excellent post!

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