Women on the front line

[OneLight]

Up to recent times, women were held in high esteem, to be protected by man. Unfortunately, women had decided that they wanted to be equal in every way, placing them outside of Gods plan and into a prideful stance, forcing themselves into places where they should not be. This does not mean a woman can not shoot as wall as a man, fly as well as a man, or do many things as well as a man, but it does mean that they have decided to step out, in pride, from under Gods protection. This, to their shame, has brought many other trials and tribulation upon themselves.

Let women be women and men be men.

I think that's a terrible stereotype. Without the women "stepping out from under God's protection", they wouldn't be able to vote, to work alongside men, to say "no" to rape, to walk beside their man and not behind him, to drive, to refuse a man's advances, etc. Women are as capable on their own as men and if they want to serve their country they should be allowed to. Women's lives are not worth more than men's so they should be allowed to risk it.

Too bad if you feel offended, it is how God set it up to be. Don't matter what anyone thinks, man has been set up to protect his family in every way.

Your opinion. I think its outdated. The times change and you can either accept it or infuriate those who do. If a woman wants to be on the front lines let her, its her choice. Just because you think man has been set up to protect his family doesn't mean that all men do. Sometimes, women are better at it.

If Gods plan infuriates you, then I suggest you take that up with Him. As for my opinion, I side with the Lord no matter who it offends or infuriates.

[amor]

Thread hijack!

Not really I'm merely questioning the implicit assumption that it is acceptable for men to fight on the front line.

You yourself, I think, have raised elsewhere in discussion the Romanisation of Christianity in the post-constantinian period. Part of that is the "Martial" tradition, the syncrenistic adoption into state "Christianity" of cult of war. look at most military memorials in the world they make no secret of their adoption of Roman religous symbols and traditions

[~candice~]

Thread hijack!

Not really I'm merely questioning the assumption that it is acceptable for men to fight on the front line

This really is an issue about women on the front line. If you want to debate the merits of war all together, perhaps a new thread is in order? I started a thread a little while back about God's character and war that you might be interested, I'll come back with a link .

http://www.worthychristianforums.com/God-s...ar-t108591.html

[~candice~]

If Gods plan infuriates you, then I suggest you take that up with Him. As for my opinion, I side with the Lord no matter who it offends or infuriates.

[Guest man]

They are in Israel.

As much as I love the nation of Israel, they don't do everything right ...

For not doing anything right, no ones been able to touch them for 60 years.

I wonder why that is?

[~candice~]

They are in Israel.

As much as I love the nation of Israel, they don't do everything right ...

For not doing anything right, no ones been able to touch them for 60 years.

I wonder why that is?

There is a big difference between "not doing everything right" and "doing nothing right".

[OneLight]

They are in Israel.

As much as I love the nation of Israel, they don't do everything right ...

For not doing anything right, no ones been able to touch them for 60 years.

I wonder why that is?

God's still protecting them. It has nothing to do with their women in the service.

[Rick-Parker]

Is being a Christian compatible with any involvement with the military?

What makes you think that it's not?

Didn't we just have this argument? Pages and pages worth?

[~candice~]

Is being a Christian compatible with any involvement with the military?

What makes you think that it's not?

Didn't we just have this argument? Pages and pages worth?

Not with me .

[Ripplemagne]

Your opinion. I think its outdated. The times change and you can either accept it or infuriate those who do. If a woman wants to be on the front lines let her, its her choice. Just because you think man has been set up to protect his family doesn't mean that all men do. Sometimes, women are better at it.

And your opinion is built on the media and what the feminist movement teaches you. Let them get infuriated. If they can't back up their points, then they lose.

And no, don't let a women be in the front lines just because she wants to. As I said, it makes the men in her unit behave differently. Studies affirm it.

You can pass off sexism as archaic all you want, but that doesn't make it wrong. I agree that militant sexism is wrong, but there are differences in the genders and to say there isn't is no different than saying we don't need food. It's part of our natural makeover. That's not to say that women should be beaten/raped or that they shouldn't be able to go out and achieve happiness. That's just to say that there are strengths, weaknesses and gender roles.

Trust me. I understand where you're coming from; I've been there. But it took several epiphanies for me to understand that you can't base everything you know off of what you're taught in school.