Televangelist Paula White, leader of the White House Faith Office, argued that women must "submit" to men.During a Wednesday interview on Real America's Voice, host Steve Gruber spoke to White about the state of faith in America during President Donald Trump's second term in office."God is moving m...
  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
    121·
    10 hours ago

    It’s from a passage in the Bible.

    Ephesians 5:22-24:

    Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.  For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.  Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

    • Basic Glitch@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      My mom used to force us to go to church all the time, but she finally stopped when the pastor did a sermon on that one.

      • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
        61·
        7 hours ago

        Ah, yes, but a divinely-inspired human, no doubt, acting on God’s will to relay His message.

        https://biblehub.com/topical/t/the_power_of_divine_inspiration.htm

        Divine inspiration is a foundational concept in Christian theology, referring to the process by which God imparts His wisdom and guidance to humanity. This inspiration is most notably associated with the authorship of the Bible, where human writers were moved by the Holy Spirit to convey God’s truth. The power of divine inspiration is evident in the transformative impact of Scripture, its enduring relevance, and its ability to guide believers in faith and practice.

        • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
          6·
          5 hours ago

          Like I said, written by a human. The rest, like the entire Bible, or even religion itself, is also a human construct.

            • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
              1·
              2 hours ago

              Maybe, but a lot was written by neolithic goatherders telling stories to pass the time, in an age before Netflix. One guy had a good aptitude for making up good stories, and they got passed down.

      • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
        21·
        7 hours ago

        Even the ancient Levant had its furries!

        I think that comparing breasts to deer was probably something of a poetic convention then. I believe that there’s something in Solomon along the same lines.

        goes to investigate

        Yeah.

        Song of Songs 4:5:

        Your breasts are like two fawns,
        like twin fawns of a gazelle
        that browse among the lilies.

        Song of Songs 7:3:

        Your breasts are like two fawns,
        like twin fawns of a gazelle.