... somehow aided in the silence of women in the Church today? These passages have been troubling to many Christians throughout the ages, but especially to women in our modern era. Recently the modern feminist viewpoint is that Paul was oppressive to women in general. It is my opinion that this view has largely come about because anti-woman texts over the centuries ... within my church. I am troubled because I cannot dismiss Paul's words as uninspired, for I call myself a follower of Jesus and honor Paul as one of Jesus' apostles. Although there are many modern Christians who permit women t...

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