[Magdalen] President Carter calls out religious leaders for genderbigotry

[Grace Cangialosi]

Oops...should read "Baptist." (But you knew that...)

> On Jul 9, 2015, at 9:16 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Scratching my head here....
> 
> WTF?
> 
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> 
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 11:31 PM, Charles Wohlers <
> charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>> Note that the link is six years old.
>> 
>> Chad Wohlers
>> Woodbury, VT USA
>> chadwohl at satucket.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: James Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 11:15 PM
>> To: Magdalen at herberthouse.org
>> Subject: [Magdalen] President Carter calls out religious leaders for
>> genderbigotry
>> 
>> 
>> I was quite interested to see a report of Jimmy Carter deciding to leave
>> the Southern Baptist Convention.
>> 
>> http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/losing-my-religion-for-equality-20090714-dk0v.html?stb=fb
>> 
>> His major contribution:
>> "I HAVE been a practising Christian all my life and a deacon and Bible
>> teacher for many years. My faith is a source of strength and comfort to me,
>> as religious beliefs are to hundreds of millions of people around the
>> world. So my decision to sever my ties with the Southern Baptist
>> Convention, after six decades, was painful and difficult. It was, however,
>> an unavoidable decision when the convention's leaders, quoting a few
>> carefully selected Bible verses and claiming that Eve was created second to
>> Adam and was responsible for original sin, ordained that women must be
>> "subservient" to their husbands and prohibited from serving as deacons,
>> pastors or chaplains in the military service.
>> ...
>> "The truth is that male religious leaders have had - and still have - an
>> option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They
>> have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter. Their
>> continuing choice provides the foundation or justification for much of the
>> pervasive persecution and abuse of women throughout the world. This is in
>> clear violation not just of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights but
>> also the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Apostle Paul, Moses and the
>> prophets, Muhammad, and founders of other great religions - all of whom
>> have called for proper and equitable treatment of all the children of God.
>> It is time we had the courage to challenge these views."
>> __________________________________________
>> 
>> The President may as well have made the exact same observation about the
>> supposed views of some regarding homosexual people.
>> 
>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
>> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>>