Abuse and the Chruch

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Misty, it looks like the scriptures I quoted. Isn't that good enough for you? We are to treat our wives like Christ treats the church....Is there a woman anywhere, in her right mind, that would have a problem with that?
 
phil112 said:
Misty, it looks like the scriptures I quoted. Isn't that good enough for you? We are to treat our wives like Christ treats the church....Is there a woman anywhere, in her right mind, that would have a problem with that?
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As the open letter says, it was about churches unknowingly supporting abusive husbands trying to force their wives into a warped version of submission. That is spousal abuse. This isn't about the definition of roles in marriage.
 
Misty77 said:
I'm not against order at all. God didn't decree that Eve would be in submission; he did tell her that a result of her sin that her husband would lord over her. There is a difference.

The issue at hand is when some husbands think that their job is to put their wives in their place and the churches that directly or indirectly support those ideas. A husband is to lead, and a wife gives submission as a gift. One spouse cannot demand or force the other one to fulfill their Biblical roles.
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I can agree with that as forced religion is no religion at all. :)
 
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