Memphis Dwight #fundie

Memphis Dwight #fundie gracecentered.com

[Yeah, but that's the thing. Promoting polygyny narrows it down by making sure women don't have the same rights, thus keeping them enslaved.]

I didn't write the bible and the MEN that did write it were writing what God told them. And you're the one that would keep single women from having a husband. Yes, Social Security can take care of them.

It is not a matter of women belonging to man versus women being independent. It is either women belong to man or women belonging to the State.

Those telling the lie to woman that she can get a better deal by 'working for herself' always leave out that no one wants to marry an old spinster. That is why Match.com and other dating websites are making money hand over fist. Its because these women that either put off marriage till late in life or divorced their husbands thinking they would trade up have begun to realize they were sold some magic beans.

Woman was not made independent. When she was made, the man was already here. As the writer or I Corinthians puts it, Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man, 11:9.

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old comment by Marc

Yes, Social Security can take care of them.

Yes, because SS is totally just for women.

It is either women belong to man or women belonging to the State

Really? Those are their only options? What about the successful women who've remained single and happy all their lives? Not everyone needs a spouse to be happy.

Those telling the lie to woman that she can get a better deal by 'working for herself' always leave out that no one wants to marry an old spinster.

Why do you assume that only married people are happy? Paul himself said that it was better not be married.

Its because these women that either put off marriage till late in life or divorced their husbands thinking they would trade up have begun to realize they were sold some magic beans.

Or, because they're shy and have difficulty meeting people in social situations.

old comment by Les & Bianca

Hi Bianca here. Just to let you know, me and Les wouldn't ever trade down for a thing made of dirt. Ha ha! Just ribbing you there, although, there's an element of truth involved as well.

Still, me and Les tried to think of one word that encapsulated the essence of Memphis Dwight. We came up with small, pointless, ugly, thick, rancid etc. Although those words were accurately descriptive of some of his characteristics, they didn't quite seem to sum-up the essence of Memphis Dwight.

Somewhat stumped, we asked Grace of 'Centered Christian Forums' fame if she could recommend a suitable word. Grace said, "Nothing comes to mind". Perfect we said. That is exactly what we were looking for.

So, thanks Grace, to sum-up in one word the essence of Memphis Dwight, we give you .... That's right, nothing is the essence of Memphis Dwight.

I nearly forgot. We have some bible verses for you. And here they are:-

Ezekiel 23:31-34

31 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand.
32 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.
33 Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.
34 Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.

Awomen

I trust that you were as spiritually girded by the sublime message and the sheer naked charm of those absolute pearls of wisdom and compassion as we were.

Love, Les & Bianca.

old comment by Mrs. Antichrist

And you're the one that would keep single women from having a husband.

I would rather be single than marry someone who treats me like property.

It is not a matter of women belonging to man versus women being independent. It is either women belong to man or women belonging to the State.

How about we say that a woman belongs to NO ONE other than herself?

Those telling the lie to woman that she can get a better deal by 'working for herself' always leave out that no one wants to marry an old spinster.

It's not a choice between working or marrying. I can get married and still maintain a career, and my pretty little head would be able to handle both just fine.

Its because these women that either put off marriage till late in life or divorced their husbands thinking they would trade up have begun to realize they were sold some magic beans.

Again, I would rather die single than end up as someone's property.

Woman was not made independent.

Yet I seem to be doing just fine on my own.

old comment by Allegory for Jesus

"I didn't write the bible and the MEN that did write it were writing what God told them"

[Citation needed]

"It is either women belong to man or women belonging to the State."

Yay! Women are property to such a degree that even when they seem to be self-sufficient human beings, they're secretly somebody else's property! Awesome.

"Those telling the lie to woman that she can get a better deal by 'working for herself' always leave out that no one wants to marry an old spinster."

That you can make "working for herself" again relate to marriage and dependence on a male partner while at the same time talking about how no one will want to marry an "old" woman tells a good amount about you.

Also: using "sold some magic beans" as a way to say "tricked" is an interesting choice, because in the context of the fairy tale that the phrase refers to the beans really were magic ! It seemed like a scam, but he got the genuine article! So...yeah...

old comment by MDB

I'm actually a liberal so wicked I actually bother to look up Scripture references, and. even more evilly, I check the context.

so, here we go:
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;
9
nor was man created for woman, but woman for man;
10
for this reason a woman should have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
11
Woman is not independent of man or man of woman in the Lord.
12
For just as woman came from man, so man is born of woman; but all things are from God.

so, if you actually, you know, read the entire passage, is makes it clear everyone is equal before God.

And if you read even more, the issue is women covering their heads when praying, not a general dissertation on men vs. women.

old comment by Swede

We all belong to the State. I don't belong to my husband any more than he belongs to me. We are partners, not properties.

I'm working for myself and for my husband, just as he works for himself and for me. Together we have a lovely big house with a large garden. Either of us couldn't have that on our own.

People marry "old spinsters" all the time. My paternal grandmother (a widow at that time) married in her 30's with a child. A former colleague's dad (a widower) married a woman about the same age, when he was around 50.

Many of the "dating" sites have lots and lots of fake women accounts, to lure in the men to spend a lot of money. I.e. there's a shortage of women, not the other way around. I have many times been asked on Facebook if I'm interested in meeting Lithuanian women. But no, though I have nothing against Lithuanians per se, I'm happily married to a man.

Quite a few of the women I know put off marriage till later in life. People over here usually live with their significant other for years and years and years, and only get married when they have a few kids together and start thinking about inheritance laws. Of course, the men have put off marriage just as long as the women have...

Divorce and trade up? Well, the Orange Clown has the Patent on that, doesn't he? He's a bit older than my dad is, and his current wive is a bit younger than I am. I find it a bit repulsive, yes.

Man couldn't handle it on his own, according to the Bible; he was provided with someone to care for him.

Shouldn't "Neither" be followed by a "nor"? Was the writer of One Corinthians deficient in English?
What about the writer of Two Corinthians; was he any better?

In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman.

Side note:

Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

If the hair IS the covering she's given by God, why does she need another covering, made by humans? And if women aren't allowed to pray to God without covering her head, how come some Christians get apoplectic with rage at the sight of a woman wearing a hijab (or niqab, chador, burqa, etc)?