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Ten Lies is Right!!
Reviewer: "buddycow" (Marietta, OH) - See all my reviews

It's not the church or God's word that's lying, it's this author and the pentecostal movement. What this book does is give women justification to disobey God's word and what His perfect plan is for us. He consistently downgrades the average housewife by using sarcasm (...because this is their humble, God-ordained "place" in life) as if serving someone else is demeaning (...they've been sent to a back room in the church to fix desserts for the Sunday night fellowship hour). The book is all about POWER, being in the spotlight.

The author bases some of his argument for 'enpowering' women based on God's original plan for Adam and Eve before the fall - they had an equal level of authority. After the fall, Eve's subordination to man occurred as a consequence, which is true. But, he takes it one step further and says because of Christ, the sin is forgiven and women can go back to the original plan of equal authority which has no basis in Scripture. If someone steals a loaf of bread to feed a hungry family, their plan or intent may be notable but the consequence is jail time. What the author would do, though, is just have the robber say "sorry" and then take the stolen bread to the family. Things don't work that way! There are still consequences which this author fails to recognize and falsely denies.

Throughout the book, he talks about Scripture twisting or faulty Bible interpretation on the part of others - I fear, though, that he's fallen into the same trap for personal gain. There's nothing more noble than a woman taking care of her family. There's nothing unworthy about having the gift of serving others by making cookies and serving tea at church events. Sadly, this author can't see the real value because of the dollar signs. Women have a place and, unfortunately, they don't want to accept what God says is that place. If you want a worthy book to read, stick to the good old-fashioned Bible. If you want an excuse to pump yourself up and do what you want outside of God's counsel, buy this book.