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In reply to the discussion: How America's Biblical Ignorance Allows Christian Right to Use 'Religious Freedom' For Own Agenda [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)and never having any authority over any man in any way. In spite of this, you have 'Christian' women who rage against gay people while seeking offices of great authority over men. They don't explain that away.
Let's look at the Inaugural, where 'to honor Jesus' they had to have Rick Warren pray in front of millions prior to Obama swearing an oath to God. In the NT, Jesus forbids public prayers of any sort and also forbids taking any sort of oath, particularly 'to God'. So to 'please Jesus' they did things Jesus forbade them to do. Had they followed Jesus words, they'd not have insulted millions of Americans, so they said 'fuck Jesus' and did as they please, just as they all do.
Jesus commands his followers 'call no man Father'. But some sects demand that Jesus be rejected in favor of the custom of calling all priests Father they say 'call lots of men Father, Jesus was fucked in the head! Kneel and call me Father.'
They never explain that away with some story of Peter's dream life.