lack of perspective in Christianity

I really hate it when a man says to a woman, " I don't see what's wrong with society.  Why do we need feminism?"  Yeah.  As a woman, we don't need it in the U.S. TODAY.  We still need it internationally, and we needed it when the man said the same thing in the early 1900s. 


Christianity is sexist in that men have different roles than women and where those roles are undoubtedly better even though men and women are treated equally in rewards and punishments.  Those roles are chosen for men in the same way a person is simply born rich or privileged.  If a man begs to disagree, then would he agree to switch the places of men and women.  Consider this... mainly women as preachers, Jesus as a woman instead of a man, women leading men, and Eve being created first.  I'm jealous of man's current role in the bible because I perceive his roles as being above mine.  If you had the empathy to see my perspective, then you'd know the bible isn't equal.  It's one of the main reasons why I more than left Christianity, I spit on it.



Also, when SOME people mention seeing no problem with slavery so callously.  History has associated slavery with black people in our minds in America.  Yeah why don't we bring back slavery on the white people this time.  The South downplays slavery in its textbooks compared to textbooks of other states.  Some have stated it was even good for black people because they got free medical treatment and some form of care.  Yeah so what's wrong with slavery?  Let's have the rich do it instead.  Oh wait.  Minimum wage.  except more extremely ... Say perhaps Bill Cosby--a black man who raped "non consensually"-- own a bunch of white slaves or Oprah. 

Empathy is if you can feel yourself in their position.  There might be a slight problem if you are a masochist though. 

Lastly consider: http://www.11points.com/Books/11_Things_The_Bible_Bans,_But_You_Do_Anyway





I don't understand from a logic perspective why you can simply pick and choose your way in a bible. 




Jesus says in Mark 7:18-23, food is okay, but in the old testament, shellfish isn't okay. 



Why can Jesus simply disagree with what was said in the old testament when other things in the old testament is still considered valid (Genesis, Noah's Ark, and the 10 commandments, other things Mosses did). 

I can only accept this if:

1. Jesus acknowledges that a statement in the OT is wrong thus implying that Jesus is a separate entity from "God."   Unless the word detestable in the OT isn't as bad as I'm reading it to be.
2. The OT is fallible and therefore every word included in the bible isn't infallible.  
3. The bible isn't meant to be followed logically, only sentimentally.
4.  I'm missing a piece of "cop out" passage from the bible.
5. God changed his mind.  Jesus acknowledges this being part of or essentially "God." 

Voting based on ONE platform: my anecdotal frustration with an older voter.

Is something I know my older relatives to do, and is something I think is the stupidest thing one can do.

I was sitting shotgun while my older aunt drove me back to the university.  She said she votes republican because she is against people getting benefits while not doing anything.  When I asked her if she believes in going to war.  She said no.  When I asked her about climate change.  She said she believed in it and that we should do something about it.  Those were the only two platforms I could think about at the time.  I didn't ask about gay rights, abortion, death penalty, guns, and drugs, but when I did ask about other platforms she may believe in, she didn't have any.  She votes Republican based on one platform and ignores all the other platforms even when there could be quantitatively more democratic platforms she could agree with or find important if she knew about.

It seems to me she only cares that the lazy people don't get any benefits (she may not be lazy, but she gets this support as well).  Nothing else matters to her, and she isn't even honest about the fact that this is the case. 

Don't vote for Bernie Sanders. Not yet.

Right to the point, don't vote for Bernie Sanders because he won't have a change against any Republican candidate running currently in the polls except Trump.  The right wing is garnering a surprising amount of support.  If in case a non extreme candidate wins as a Republican candidate, up against Bernie Sanders (a left extremist in this country) chances are that the electoral college will elect the moderate like they've always done. 

Progress is made slowly.  If you first punish the other side by consistently voting left.  The political atmosphere will veer left as a whole.  It is wrong to go to the extreme left immediately.  This will just pressure the leftist candidate (if he wins) to make serious leftist changes that will not be permanent.  It is time that we vote realistically and with forethought.  Let's cast away our thoughts for idealism and step in the direction of a better reality with the lesser of two evils--Clinton.  Let's patiently bear up with her mistakes and possible successes in the future and vote for a more progressive candidate when the political atmosphere acclimatizes to the left.