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Isaiah 3:12

"As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths."

    So, I'm posting this here where no one really reads anything I say because I know no one would like to hear what I say.  Here goes.  If, by some miracle, you're actually reading this, I warn you, I'm not a chauvinist.  I don't think women are worth less than men and therefore don't have the right to lead.  Instead, I believe the Bible outlines different roles for men and women.  Men shouldn't take over women's roles.  Women, in turn, shouldn't take over men's roles.  I'm not talking so much about cooking and clean versus lifting stuff.  I'm talking about leading and following.  I'm talking about earning the keep and keeping the home. 

    Without going into a lengthy discourse as to the Bible's view of roles in marriage and in government, I want to discuss just one passage that applies very much today.  Michelle Bachman is seemingly a frontrunner in the Republican race for the President.  While she's far from a sure bet, she definitely has a chance.  She's new.  She's different.  Heck, she's not bad looking!  What's not to like?!  Surely this is progress.  Well, Isaiah didn't think so.  Isaiah saw oppressive children (as we all have experienced at the grocery store) and women ruling as a sign of evil times.  When men refuse to rule, women and children will.  They shouldn't.  They're built to follow.  When they lead, it messes up the way our particular roles interact.  It messes everything up.  Remember, the problem begins with men who will not govern themselves or their homes. 

    Satan tries to get us to see opposite from God.  God says women ruling is a bad sign.  "Evolution" and "progress" tell us it is a sign that we are finally past stereotypes.  A black man is president, and next, maybe a woman will be!  What progress!  Race should not matter one bit when we choose a leader, but gender should.  The Bible lays out pretty clear gender roles.  Is it merely coincidence that men have led for thousands of years?  Or, perhaps, is it purely natural?  Is it maybe a "Garden of Eden" thing?  Why do women love to be protected and provided for?  It's the way God designed it. 

    Once again, in a world that is led by depravity, we are told the opposite.  "We need strong, confident, independent women!" we're told.  Tell me, why must they be independent to be strong and confident?  What's wrong with accepting a role and operating diligently inside of it?  I'm never going to have a baby because I wasn't built for it.  Eve wasn't build to lead Adam.  When she did, she was deceived and the race fell into sin. 

    So, that's my two cents.  I hope it's worth at least that much. 

   

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  1. OliviaAugust 18, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    Hi, Josiah! But what if it is my lifelong dream to be the President? Juuuuuuust kidding.

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