Morality is not determined by the church you attend nor the faith you embrace. It is determined by the quality of your character and the positive impact you have on those you meet along your journey
For the past eight months or so I've been asking each of the self-proclaimed Christian women I know if they've read the Bible.
So far - not one Christian woman I know has actually read the Bible.*
Isn't that interesting?
* A couple have started out saying yes - yes they HAVE read the entire Bible, but when I question them further, it turns out they assume they must have read it by now - because they attend Bible study. Or because their whole life they've read these little pamphlets that contain Bible passages and explanations of those.
But then when I (gently) continue to question them, they realize that there is a lot in the Bible that they didn't previously know.
Most of the so-called Christian religious leaders I have met, don't want you, especially if you are a female, to read the bible. Its called job security. You are not smart enough to understand it, therefore you need someone older, wiser, and a male, to explain it to you.
I can relate to this graphic. It's been ages, but I hear females can now do the readings during mass at catholic school, and can distribute communion in Roman Catholic Church. We've come a long way, maybe in a couple hundred years, they'll "allow" women to become priests or let priests marry.
Wow...now that is a visual!
ReplyDeleteFor the past eight months or so I've been asking each of the self-proclaimed Christian women I know if they've read the Bible.
ReplyDeleteSo far - not one Christian woman I know has actually read the Bible.*
Isn't that interesting?
* A couple have started out saying yes - yes they HAVE read the entire Bible, but when I question them further, it turns out they assume they must have read it by now - because they attend Bible study. Or because their whole life they've read these little pamphlets that contain Bible passages and explanations of those.
But then when I (gently) continue to question them, they realize that there is a lot in the Bible that they didn't previously know.
Most of the so-called Christian religious leaders I have met, don't want you, especially if you are a female, to read the bible. Its called job security. You are not smart enough to understand it, therefore you need someone older, wiser, and a male, to explain it to you.
DeleteCan't argue with that graphic.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to this graphic. It's been ages, but I hear females can now do the readings during mass at catholic school, and can distribute communion in Roman Catholic Church. We've come a long way, maybe in a couple hundred years, they'll "allow" women to become priests or let priests marry.
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