>>Women are equal with men - unless they decide to stay at home and be a Mom to their kids - at least that's what I'm hearing from several here...
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>>>2) The fact that it works in your family doesn't mean it will work everywhere.
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>>I've never said that it would.
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>I thought you were saying that the Bible states, that women should be subservient to men.
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I did say that the Bible states women whould submit to their husbands - but - that doesn't mean that system will work everywhere. In an unchristian home, that sort of idea could be abused (as some of indicated happen in my home.)


>>>The Bible quotation(s), that women should be subservient to men, may very well be used elsewhere as an excuse for opression.
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>>That's not me - that's not what I believe - so why be offended at me?
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>Even if you don't believe this, it is an inconvenient starting-point. People have been known to use every excuse to opress other people. This may be one reason that there is a growing tendency nowadays of rejecting anything that even remotely resembles prejudice in any form.
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Rejecting it is fine - I reject many ideas, but hopefully never belittle those who hold them.