Atheism/Women and the bible

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Hi. My question is would you agree that the bible is misogynistic and that it has been used as a tool to oppress women for centuries? And how would you argue with those who say that women are inferior to men and that we should defer to men because the bible says so? The bible clearly states this and that men are to be the "head of the household" which is clearly a very sexist view. Thank you.

Nicole

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If you take the Bible literally it is misogynistic because it was written by men in times when women were suppressed and treated as property. Those who wrote the Bible, men in power, couldn't have imagined a time where a woman would be a mans equal and applying that view to the God character of the Bible just proves that he was conjured by man in mans image and old philosophy. How a woman can praise this barbaric custom is beyond my understanding, god forbid that we should all start doing exactly what it actually says we should do. You do realize that you shouldn't have an opinion or question about the faith other than what a man or husband allows you right?

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Raised Southern Baptist, Atheist since 2007, Theology, Cosmology, and Abiogenesis hobbiest. Rational philosopher and logical deep thinker.

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Raised Southern Baptist (Oklahoma), three times weekly including bible study. At age 39 I thought I wanted to be a better Christian and make God a priority and center of my life; until I actually got serious with the study and realized that all this God business was actually just a business. Then I picked up all the other religions for comparison and studied theology as a whole in order to understand religion as a whole. Since then I have thrown out my respect for religious organizations and the dishonest people who run them. I am not militant against religion and feel that personal and private spritiuality is a human right. I'm 100% sure there is no master of the Universe concerned with our daily existance but hold reserve about where everything came from; I don't know but at least science doesn't invoke far fetched unbased fantasy. I'm also 100% sure that beyond death there is no consciousness, spiritual or ghostly existance and I bravely accept that my demise will be real.

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Atlanta Freethought Society Northeast Georgia Atheist

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Associates of Applied Science, Tulsa Comminuty College

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