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From: 2flmlife@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
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Subject: Re: Newspaper Article
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Date: 17 Oct 90 19:21:16 GMT
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In article <1990Oct15.170444.13116@nntp-server.caltech.edu>, morphy@truebalt.cco.caltech.edu (Jones Maxime Murphy) writes:
> 
> In case you hadn't noticed, my point was not that God didn't speak to women at
> all, but that he(!) had a lopsided preference for men. OK, you've found two
> women over 3 thousand years. What about the thousands of men? What about the
> scriptures themselves, which are quite patriarchal and completely counter to
> feminism?
> 

	The women I sighted were not an apology for Christianity.  You had
claimed there were no women prophets, I gave examples of two.  There were many
others, most of them we will never know about, because of the "lopsided
preference for men."  I am in agreement with you that the
Judeo-Christian-Islamic traditions are very patriarchal.  But I don't believe
in trashing the myths entirely.  The works of feminist theologians, both past
and present show that these traditions do not HAVE to be patriarchal.  That
they continue to be so, I find sad, but many are trying to change that.  I
wish them great success.
	 In condemning Christianity for overlooking women, let us not ourselves
overlook the achievements of Christian women.


Stephen R. Figgins
University of Kansas
2flmlife@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu