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Originally Posted by thedogbehind
...The Old Testament sets out some rules and some less-than-ethical teachings that I would much rather not get into...
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If you want "rather nots" instead of Commandments, try Pastafarianism.
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...The thing is, Jesus' death almost, in a sense, liberates us from old rules. Which means the Old Testament, and its contents...
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Almost =/= does. But don't take my word for it:
Matthew 5:17 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."
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...You should treat women equally, and stop using the Bible as an excuse to treat us differently...
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What about the parts of the Bible that
demand that they treat women differently? Are they supposed to ignore those?
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...WOMEN HAVE JUST AS MUCH A RIGHT TO ANESTHETICS AS YOU ENTITLED LOT DO...
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Which, as they believe in the power of prayer to heal, instead of "doctors" and "modern medicine", is.... zero. Surprised? Read your Bible.
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...If me going to hell is the price to pay for all my fellow women having equality and choice over their own bodies, then I am more than willing to pay it!...
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Such a noble non-sacrifice.