Comments on: A Man's Balls

By: Analyst

Analyst — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:31:06 +0000

The Jews of Biblical times hardly differ from the Arabs of today. They lived as the Arabs live, their society was much like the Arab society is, their patriarchal attitudes were much as the Arab attitudes are.

Who wants to live like the Arabs? Only lunatics like Al Qaeda, the Taliban and similar groups. The smart Arabs get out as soon as they can — if they can afford to.

By: Rosa

Rosa — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:53:05 +0000

So now you’re claiming not just that RedheadedSkeptic never really did Christianity right, but that the entire congregation they worked with were not real Christians and only people looking for social services.

Hmn. Where does this end? Are you a Jehovah’s Witness?

By: jemand

jemand — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:51:52 +0000

But Mitchell, you fail to understand the full ramifications of the fine tuning of the universe argument! To wit, the entire universe is fine tuned, not *only* to allow for human life, but specifically, the male penis! This was god’s crowning creation and as such his most important priority is to watch every penis at all times to make sure that it isn’t doing naughty things. And furthermore to make sure that all those creations *without* god’s divinely crafted human penis believe that they’re missing out on being attached to one of the fundamental purposes of reality, the fine-tuned penis.

By: Mitchell Lee

Mitchell Lee — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:15:58 +0000

Jemand,

That witty comment is more profound than you think. As a guy myself, I assure you that men are inordinately insecure about that and it would quickly spell the end of religion if that were a major tenant.

By: Mitchell Lee

Mitchell Lee — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:09:58 +0000

Human males are physically stronger and more intimidating than the female. Because men naturally love control, they could in the past simply force a entire segment of the clan into submission, the women. The stories in the bible were written at a time when women were considered mere chattel, and this view is reflected in the bible unsurprisingly. This is more evidence that the bible is a product of primitive man’s imagination, for a real god would be indifferent to a creation’s genitals.

By: zdenny

zdenny — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:47:05 +0000

The Biblical model only works on the basis of God’s love so I am not surprised at your reaction. It appears Bob is a confused man and you were a person who inwardly wanted power thinking this would make you feel significant.

It appears Bob made another huge mistake by not giving you power in some area. Power can be satisfied in many different ways. I have found that most women want power and usually express this power through their influence in the family. However, the church has tons and tons of ministry opportunities where a woman can exercise power and control outside of her traditional role.

It sounds like you were in a church where no one was involved in ministry. As a result, you saw the only significant position as the pastoral role (this model is nearing extinction at this time). You will find collections of people who simply want a service rather than getting involved in any real ministry. It sounds like Bob and that “awful” pastor were not the inspirational types either so I am sure that didn’t help things.

The desire for power is a wonderful desire when used properly; however, the desire for power simply to have power is generally considered immoral by most Christians. With power, you are suppose to serve and that is the Christ given model.

God Bless…

By: OneSmallStep

OneSmallStep — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:03:49 +0000

The separate but equal one is always my favorite, because that has *always* worked out really well in history.

The other thing about a lot of those justifications is have to re-define a lot of those words, and basically make them mean something than the standard definition. Such as “equal” in separate but equal. Or “stronger” in saying that women are the stronger sex.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:40:15 +0000

I just spewed my water everywhere, Jemand! Haha!

By: jemand

jemand — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:36:53 +0000

I’ve always said these guys just need to get it over with, settle every theological argument by just whippin’ it out and gettin’ a measuring tape. Would certainly make seminary certification a much simpler and faster process without really changing the quality much lol.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:36:15 +0000

This always drove me crazy, too. I heard the “different roles” justification repeatedly. It never made sense to me, even when I still believed in Christianity. By the time I was 11 or 12, I knew it was wrong and it made me very angry.