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(350 posts) Sun Jan 15, 2012, 04:40 PM Jan 2012

From a Santorum staffer attacking Bachmann in Iowa:

"Is it God’s highest desire, that is, his biblically expressed will,…to have a woman rule the institutions of the family, the church, and the state?"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/15/jamie-johnson-rick-santorum-sexist-email-bachmann_n_1207321.html

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This is how they think libodem Jan 2012 #1

No, God's Highest Desire Is For Santorum to STFU jberryhill Jan 2012 #3

Too many kinds of wrong to even count. saras Jan 2012 #4

+10 RC Jan 2012 #6

No it isn't gratuitous Jan 2012 #24

I'm not allowed, per our faultless DU juries to say much else gratuitous Jan 2012 #26

Isn't that pretty much what Joseph Smith said? Texas Lawyer Jan 2012 #9

They were just trying to intimidate her. Quantess Jan 2012 #5

It's also likely that Santorum's staffer deeply believes it. Quantess Jan 2012 #11

Without applying a broad brush to all people of faith, LiberalAndProud Jan 2012 #19

I think one must begin with Genesis to understand the role of women LiberalAndProud Jan 2012 #30

I thinks that part is in Matriarchichus... one of the Apocryphal books. undeterred Jan 2012 #7

So which book is it...Dominatrixicus or Matriarchichus? countryjake Jan 2012 #20

Oh yeah... undeterred Jan 2012 #31

There is no such thing as "Biblical" derby378 Jan 2012 #16

If Santorum wins, then I have this to say: Zalatix Jan 2012 #12

I don't want to belong to any species that would nominate Santorum Texas Lawyer Jan 2012 #18

Yep it is, most of the Bible is as well LadyHawkAZ Jan 2012 #13

Yeah. LadyHawkAZ Jan 2012 #15

Yes, I would say, that IS sexism. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #17

K & R n/t Tx4obama Jan 2012 #21

Christians should read the Gospels obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #27

What about Ruth? ClassWarrior Jan 2012 #28

What about Lilith (who was sorta like Ruth even before Ruth)? Texas Lawyer Jan 2012 #33

Wasn't Lilith invented much later? redqueen Jan 2012 #37

I think Lilith is featured in very early versions of the Talmud. Texas Lawyer Jan 2012 #38

Wow. hifiguy Jan 2012 #34

It's valid because it's Bachman's belief system. It's valid to ask any Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #39