Bible refers to women as "the weaker vessel" - you know why?

by sabastious 48 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  unshackled

  "The great unmentionable evil at the center of our culture is monotheism. From the barbaric Bronze Age text known as the Old Testament, three anti-human religions have evolved – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These are sky-god religions. They are, literally, patriarchal – God is the Omnipotent Father – hence the loathing of women of 2,000 years in those countries afflicted by sky-god and his earthly male delegates." — Gore Vidal

  Women should be proud they didn't write a single verse in the bible. But seeing that millions of women today gladly support their own suppression and discrimination through these evil religions is a sad state indeed.
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  sabastious

  Women should be proud they didn't write a single verse in the bible.

  Amazing point.

  -Sab
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  Hadit

  They need to do their research on this biological aspect of weaker! In fact we have to be biologically stronger in order to carry a life, give birth, provide nutrition from our own body and then carry on with all the other aspects of life. A woman's pain threshold is much higher than a man's as well.
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  Violia

  I knew a man who felt women were just slightly above animals. He just felt a woman needed to be F*cked properly and they would behave . I've known men who believe that now. That is why he/others feel men could watch porn with women on women and not be disgusted ( b/c women were just above animals ) but never watch porn with men on men. I know, there is so much incongruency and congnitive dissonance here it boggles the mind.
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  sabastious

  This verse definitely facilitates sexism.

  Here is the dictionary definition of "weak":

  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/weak

  What a terrible thing to call anyone. This verse sucks.

  -Sab
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  Heaven

  I am now physically stronger than my Father so tell me again how I'm the weaker vessel? It's all relative. Women tend to have a more sensitive emotional side, however, the male ego is also easily bruised. I have known women who were physically stronger than their husbands.

  The Christian and Islamic faiths use this 'weaker vessel' wank to keep women down. I think it comes partly from a fear of women being better than men and having more power. I see an agenda on the part of these 2 main faiths to keep certain segments of society oppressed, especially where women and others don't fit their mould of 'normalcy'. It doesn't endear me to them and I choose not to participate.
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  sabastious

  actually check out the context of that scripture:

  1 Peter 3: 1-7 - 1 Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, 6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

  7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

  I want my wife to call me lord!

  -Sab
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  TD

  If you keep women couped up and force them to have only limited contact with the outside world they are going to appear sheltered and unlearned.

  --Reminds me of the stereotype of women as "Bad drivers." Of course it's untrue and completely unfair --Women excel at almost any task that requires precise coordination.

  But there was a time in the early days of the automobile when women were not encouraged to learn how to drive. Quite the opposite in fact.

  Part of it was social and part of it sprang from the infancy of the technology, (i.e. Automobiles had to be hand cranked to start and flat tires were a weekly occurrence.) but the end result was a generation of women who for the most part either didn't drive at all or who learned only later in life.
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  sabastious

  TD that's a perfect example of what I am talking about.

  Women as the "weaker vessel" is merely a stereotype, and in the Bible no less!

  -Sab
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  miseryloveselders

  I knew a man who felt women were just slightly above animals. He just felt a woman needed to be F*cked properly and they would behave . I've known men who believe that now. That is why he/others feel men could watch porn with women on women and not be disgusted ( b/c women were just above animals ) but never watch porn with men on men. I know, there is so much incongruency and congnitive dissonance here it boggles the mind.

  The look on my face after reading that might be permanent. Wow.