Does it ever trouble you?

[maddie]

Thanks, y'all for such interesting answers!

The Bible is pretty clear about women submitting to men and men treasuring and caring for them. I have no issues with what I do with my husband, because it's consensual, but I do know there are those with, shall we say, less conventional situations.

I would ask that this thread be kept clear of "religion is irrelevant or useless or unnecessary" sorts of comments. That's not the topic at hand. Feel free to open another topic about that, but please keep it from this thread.

[TomOfSweden]

Thanks, y'all for such interesting answers!

The Bible is pretty clear about women submitting to men and men treasuring and caring for them. I have no issues with what I do with my husband, because it's consensual, but I do know there are those with, shall we say, less conventional situations.

I would ask that this thread be kept clear of "religion is irrelevant or useless or unnecessary" sorts of comments. That's not the topic at hand. Feel free to open another topic about that, but please keep it from this thread.

Sorry about that. I just felt I needed to point out a few things that IMHO needed explaining in Ottifants post. It's not hard to understand that catering to the egos and needs of the people in power, (men) would help in selling in the concept of Christianity at it's infancy, (and all the other monotheistic religions). The opinions on how women are to be treated in the Bible, I think are only about justifying the opression of women that was allready fact at the time it was written.

The world has never really experienced equality between the sexes. Even if it's never been closer than now, and we've still got far from equal oportunities. But I'll leave the issue now to avoid hijacking your thread.

Not that I'm a religious person, but interpretation of religious texts have always been re-evaluated to better fit in with society over the ages. Just ignore the parts you don't like. It's been done before.