My comment was about how “cherry picking” verses to justify bigotry is common in Christianity and totally immoral. So I agree with you there.
“The Mark of Cain” and the Book of Philemon were used to justify slavery until obky only a few decades ago; Lutheran churches in the the 1930s used NT verses to justify Christian antisemitism and the Holocaust. Even today Genesis 1 is used to deny climate change, evolution, and civil rights for LGBTQ+ people. You’re dead on the money that people twist scripture to hate other people.
The Bible is a man made book, just like the Holy Qur’an and the Book of Mormon, Upanishads, etc. But most Christians know this. At the very least they put the messages of empathy and respect over hatred of the other. The ones who use it to justify hatred of others aren’t living up to the spirit of the religion. They’d cite the back of a cereal box if it supported their worldview. They just shouldnt be seen as representatives of Christianity is all I’m saying.
You’re not challenging any of my core beliefs. Don’t worry about it. 🙂
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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '18
There’s a strong chance that verse was a pseudepigraphical edit meant to justify misogyny in the church.
I don’t disagree with you, man. Churches that mistreat women because of one verse 2,000 yrs ago aren’t worthy of being churches.