tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642620077898827096.post5816375773499936159..comments2020-09-06T22:21:02.450+01:00Comments on A Christian Feminist Journey: QuestionsChristian Feministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472861253613806378noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642620077898827096.post-84290786058316526772008-04-01T09:55:00.000+01:002008-04-01T09:55:00.000+01:00Thanks for your comments Abi. For my part, I ofte...Thanks for your comments Abi. For my part, I often think that Paul was misinterpreted, theres a really great essay by Catherine Booth called 'A woman's right to preach the gospel' which talks about other ways to look at a lot of what Paul says, you can find it by googling it. When the desire of a patriarchial society is to control women, it seems likely that everything in the bible will be used for that end. However, given the time and culture, in all probability Paul was a bit sexist, but I don't think anything like as bad as how some people interprete his letters.Christian Feministhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472861253613806378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642620077898827096.post-71700207169308653852008-04-01T00:05:00.000+01:002008-04-01T00:05:00.000+01:00Those are good questions.As another christian femi...Those are good questions.<BR/>As another christian feminist, they are things I have wondered about too.<BR/>My rather flippant answer to the first question was always that if God was neither male nor female, and Jesus was male, then for symmetry's sake, the Holy Spirit needs to be female... <BR/>I have never understood *why* homosexuality should be wrong in itself, although I have been told some reasons why it might have been a bad idea for the society at the time - starting with the small number of people and the need to produce children, which is not the situation today!<BR/>And I really struggle with Paul - as far as I can see he was either misinterpreted, or sexist, and I don't know enough about the Bible to say which!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com