WaPo - God might not want a woman to be president, some religious conservatives say

[TomCADem]

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: Eve’s origin as subordinate to Adam; the Old Testament leader Deborah’s 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]

1. A woman's place is in the home is what they will tell you

Sexist pigs!

[TheBlackAdder]

24. Rutgers-Eagleton Center for American Women and Politics... 45% of women vote paternalistic.

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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]

2. Let them move to the Middle East, where that kind of thinking still sells ...

then they can vote for whoever they're allowed to, if anybody.

[Grassy Knoll]

3. Pick and Chose Old Testiment

[SummerSnow]

4. Is this the same God that wants Donald Trump as President?

[sarae]

19. I know, right?

The hypocrisy never ends.

[Ilsa]

5. God didn't want Golda Mier or Margaret Thatcher?

I would think these conservatives love these women.

It's just more sexist crap.

[GoCubsGo]

22. Well, they had no problem with Sarah Palin as 2nd in line.

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]

6. Expect pence to recite this article, I'm sure, when

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]

7. If She doesn't want a woman to be President, She can appear publicly and

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]

9. This.

[The Second Stone]

10. She gave me enough empathy for people that I'm a lifelong

Democrat.

[Zambero]

8. I'm sure they voted for Obama over McCain in '08

Lest a silent heartbeat put Sarah Palin at the helm. Yahweh's pretty clear on this after all!

[dawg]

11. Religious people should pore over their scriptures critically ...

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]

12. And some probably believed that "God didn't want a black man to be POTUS" as well. Pffft. nt

[duncang]

13. It's even worse then that

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]

14. Their interpretation of the bible is incorrect.

God told me so.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Home grown Ayatollahs

Unfortunately some people put their brains on hold and listen to what these guys say.

[DemonGoddess]

16. pffft

sexist pigs that can fuck RIGHT off

[sarae]

20. +1000000

[treestar]

17. he should check the constitution

it is up to the voter and the electoral college. God has no say. Is God an American Citizen?

[thesquanderer]

18. If God doesn't want Hillary to be president, then I imagine he can prevent it.

So these people can vote however they like and not worry about it.

[meow2u3]

21. God isn't Russian

He doesn't interfere in American elections, whether the Presidential candidate is male or female.

[oberliner]

23. Sharia Law, Christian version

Embraced by so many right-wingers, without irony.

[DFW]

25. God might not want religious conservatives putting their words in his mouth, either

In fact, until I hear differently from God's mouth directly, that's the theory I'm going by.

[stopbush]

26. The Bible = 100% MAKE BELIEVE.

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]

27. But oh, they'd certainly make an exception for Sarah Palin . . . . . .

[forgotmylogin]

28. Oh, fuck that noise.

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.' "