Lori sounds fairly typical - shit-tons of double standards and rationalizations and suchlike.
Fundies (of all sorts) excel at that sort of thing: for example:
Some years ago (when my wife and I were living in Florida) - a friend of hers essentially "love-bombed" us into attending something that pretended to be a "congregation". The whole thing was basically a "nondemonimational" grab-bag of folks who were too dysfunctional for Southern Baptist.
Anyway, at some point, one of the "congregants" mother died, and Head Fundie's wife inquired as to whether or not she was "a believer".
"Oh no," Congregant Asswipe replied, "my whole family are Catholics!"
And yet, these were the same people who got all butthurt over the persecution of "Christians" in predominately Muslim regiions. (HInt: most of those "Christian" communities damn sure ain't Baptist!")
Certainly, but most of Jesus's prophetic mission isn't "gentle", it's calling out the establishment of his time for being hypocritical creeps and warning that the Good Lord is going to put them under arrest one day.
Your average educated Greek or other Roman citizen of the time could get into the idea of a Son of God coming to save the world and preach love and charity, but to hell if they were going to get circumcised or obey Mosaic dietary laws
I cook because I love to. My husband does all the laundry. We split almost exactly down the middle on housework and have for the 30 years we've been together. I can honestly day we haven't had a bad word between us for all that time. So no chaos sown by this arrangement.
On the other hand, his name is Timothy. Should I worry?
i don't think so. IRL, the biblical Timothy worked with Paul and several women missionaries pretty much equally. But that stuff is in the boring book of Acts, so no one these days ever sees or hears it.
If being a servant is so great then why aren't lots of men clamoring to do it?
As for the Bible stuff, which version of the Bible is she referring to? There is no extant version of the original. Plus, translation changes meaning. (So does 2,000 years.)
I do the grocery shopping and laundry because the perfumes and scents put in detergent products makes Ms. O sick. She can't even walk down the detergent aisle in a grocery store.
I also do the cooking because she has health problems that make it hard for her to stand for long periods, like when cooking.
If God has a problem with this, than he ought to do something about her health issues, and the problem's solved.
Lori sounds fairly typical - shit-tons of double standards and rationalizations and suchlike.
Fundies (of all sorts) excel at that sort of thing: for example:
Some years ago (when my wife and I were living in Florida) - a friend of hers essentially "love-bombed" us into attending something that pretended to be a "congregation". The whole thing was basically a "nondemonimational" grab-bag of folks who were too dysfunctional for Southern Baptist.
Anyway, at some point, one of the "congregants" mother died, and Head Fundie's wife inquired as to whether or not she was "a believer".
"Oh no," Congregant Asswipe replied, "my whole family are Catholics!"
And yet, these were the same people who got all butthurt over the persecution of "Christians" in predominately Muslim regiions. (HInt: most of those "Christian" communities damn sure ain't Baptist!")
I've heard her baseboards are in a disgraceful condition!
Somebody should mention that the Pledge of Allegiance was written by a *socialist* (and watch their - weirdly empty - heads explode
https://www.cato.org/public...
(For extra fun, ask 'em about the "Bellamy salute":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
Certainly, but most of Jesus's prophetic mission isn't "gentle", it's calling out the establishment of his time for being hypocritical creeps and warning that the Good Lord is going to put them under arrest one day.
Your average educated Greek or other Roman citizen of the time could get into the idea of a Son of God coming to save the world and preach love and charity, but to hell if they were going to get circumcised or obey Mosaic dietary laws
I cook because I love to. My husband does all the laundry. We split almost exactly down the middle on housework and have for the 30 years we've been together. I can honestly day we haven't had a bad word between us for all that time. So no chaos sown by this arrangement.
On the other hand, his name is Timothy. Should I worry?
You know what I know that Ms. Am-I-A-Pet-or-Livestock doesn't?
How to use a fucking apostrophe.
But that's because I graduated from one of those "Marxist's colleges."
There's just something endlessly weird about aggressive domineering women insisting all women should be submissive.
i don't think so. IRL, the biblical Timothy worked with Paul and several women missionaries pretty much equally. But that stuff is in the boring book of Acts, so no one these days ever sees or hears it.
Schrodinger's harpy.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
If being a servant is so great then why aren't lots of men clamoring to do it?
As for the Bible stuff, which version of the Bible is she referring to? There is no extant version of the original. Plus, translation changes meaning. (So does 2,000 years.)
Or don't think at all. Ever.
If you think that Timothy guy is a dick, you should check out Paul.
I do the grocery shopping and laundry because the perfumes and scents put in detergent products makes Ms. O sick. She can't even walk down the detergent aisle in a grocery store.
I also do the cooking because she has health problems that make it hard for her to stand for long periods, like when cooking.
If God has a problem with this, than he ought to do something about her health issues, and the problem's solved.
I guess oral sex is off the table. Hubby wouldn't do it because he doesn't have to, and wifey wouldn't do it because-- Oh. Wait a minute.