A very serious question for the men here at DU:

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97. Then logic would suggest that those who hold sexist opinions today could come up with

some non religious reason for their intolerance. Why not marriage equality? Well, Sacraments, Sanctity, God in the Mix. And what of the non religious arguments? Why are all the arguments against my rights religious ones?
Also, it takes some guts to look at all that material that says women should remain silent in gatherings, ask questions only to her spouse, only at home alone. They are commanded to remain subservient to men. That's the NT. In the OT, women are pure chattel, sold, etc.
So face it. When the President says 'I'm a Christian so I oppose marriage equality' he is citing as authority a text that says women are not equal to men. Millions of women hear that argument and nod along...yes, yes, Sanctity...although they'd not think of following what the religion tells them to do, they think it allows them to tell me what to do, Men and women alike do that. "You gay people, God says it is a sin, it is in the Scripture" says. And no one laughs. No one says 'gee, do you also think women should stay subservient to men, or do you only take the anti gay parts?'
Sorry. Religion is the reason. The texts are the excuse. Pretending it does not say what it says is just a joke. It says it. Again and again.
The First Lady is so out of St Paul's idea of women's roles that I am stunned that she cites him to excuse her anti equality dogmas. Sanctity. Sure. Also subservience. Can not slice one from the other.
So what IS the non religious reason to oppose my rights, and why does the President of Straights not use that reason instead of shouting God at us? As if his role was that of a priest or priestess. Which it is not. At all.