2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWaPo - God might not want a woman to be president, some religious conservatives say
The interesting thing is that both Israel and Pakistan have had women Prime Ministers, yet in the U.S., some evangelicals are still opposed to the idea.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/07/20/god-might-not-want-a-woman-to-be-president-some-religious-conservatives-say/
Clinton is poised to be nominated for president by the Democratic Party next week. And so religious hard-liners of all faiths the most conservative Christians, Muslims and Jews are debating: Do their Scriptures prohibit a female president?
They point out passages in the Bible: Eves origin as subordinate to Adam; the Old Testament leader Deborahs implication that it was shameful that she had to step up to lead the Israelites when male leaders faltered; the New Testament verses that say the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church.
The Old Testament is very clear that Yahweh desires men to lead, said Owen Strachan before he stepped down last week as president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. The purpose of the organization to insist on separate roles for men and women in modern life is itself an unpopular view, Strachan acknowledged upfront. I do stand for a culturally despised position.
But he believes the Bible has laid out spheres for men and for women that should last for all time. A good number of evangelicals would probably prefer to see men lead in the political arena, and I would be one of them, Strachan said. Many evangelicals would say that men need to be the ones who step up and take responsibility, not simply for the home and the church, but also for the community.
liberal N proud
(60,352 posts)Sexist pigs!
TheBlackAdder
(28,261 posts).
The only university center specializing in the subject of Women and Politics:
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/
That same percentage voted against the Equal Rights Amendment.
There are a lot of people living under the umbrella of evangelical and orthodox religions.
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/resources/ggpresvote.pdf
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eppur_se_muova
(36,317 posts)then they can vote for whoever they're allowed to, if anybody.
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)sarae
(3,284 posts)The hypocrisy never ends.
Ilsa
(61,717 posts)I would think these conservatives love these women.
It's just more sexist crap.
GoCubsGo
(32,103 posts)It's more hypocrisy than sexism. If McCain had won, and then dropped dead while in office, I don't think they would have scoured their scriptures looking for passages to use to rationalize Palin not replacing him.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)he goes to NC to preach...POS....along with his ideology - distorted passages - seems not too many paths left for drumpf to win..NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/donald-trump-presidential-race.html
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)say so, or She can, as omnipotent God Almighty, see to it that Hillary Clinton doesn't win.
I sure as heck don't want a bunch of hypocritical con-men posing as religious leaders telling me what God thinks. God gave me a brain that I consider quite adequate so that I can think for myself.
Arkansas Granny
(31,543 posts)The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)Democrat.
Zambero
(8,981 posts)Lest a silent heartbeat put Sarah Palin at the helm. Yahweh's pretty clear on this after all!
dawg
(10,626 posts)actively seeking to discern the will of their God.
Instead, these arrogant men try to bend the scriptures to their own will ... cherry picking the verses that fit their agenda while ignoring those that do not.
Ultimately, I think a kind and loving God would want his people to be led by the person who will lead them to do kind and loving things.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,257 posts)duncang
(1,907 posts)I posted this earlier in a thread. Strang says God spoke to his friend about donnie. So he's pitching for donnie. Strang was evidently at that evangelical meeting with donnie
http://www.charismanews.com/politics/elections/57682-televangelist-god-is-using-donald-trump-to-prepare-america-for-christ-s-return
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)God told me so.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,485 posts)Unfortunately some people put their brains on hold and listen to what these guys say.
DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)sexist pigs that can fuck RIGHT off
sarae
(3,284 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)it is up to the voter and the electoral college. God has no say. Is God an American Citizen?
thesquanderer
(12,001 posts)So these people can vote however they like and not worry about it.
meow2u3
(24,776 posts)He doesn't interfere in American elections, whether the Presidential candidate is male or female.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Embraced by so many right-wingers, without irony.
DFW
(54,506 posts)In fact, until I hear differently from God's mouth directly, that's the theory I'm going by.
stopbush
(24,399 posts)We as a species have got to move beyond allowing the fucking make believe of fucking religious texts having any influence over the lives of real people.
no_hypocrisy
(46,312 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,540 posts)Do they think we're offending the almighty by respecting women and everyone?
"Do unto others..."
"40 The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.' "