Originally posted by Mountain Man
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But for simlar reasons ultimately that we disagree on so many issues, one needs to recognize it is human nature to abuse power. And an emphasis on the submission of women to their husbands and male church authority creates an environment where an abusive personality can be unleashed rather than restrained. And it is something I have observed rather frequently in my years attending mostly conservative congregations. And it is in part my observation of that reality that has moved me away from that more rigid reading of those texts.
And I would hazard a guess your belief it has not producedthe sort of result I'm talking about even in your own congregation is likely mistaken.
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