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Opening Arguments

Stifle yourself!

In the year 2006, some people are still finding proof in the Bible that those uppity women should just keep their place:

LaBouf and the church board fired Mary Lambert, 81, earlier this month in a letter that cited the scriptural qualifications for Sunday School teachers, Lambert said.

"They quote First Timothy Two, 11-14: A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, she must be silent," Lambert said, reading from the letter.

After they were called on it, church officials said the stuff about "women teaching men" was only a small part of why she was sacked. There were other reasons, but "Christian charity" prevented them from making public accusations. Smearing by unspecified and therefore unrefutable accusations -- yes, that's very Christian.

Posted in: Current Affairs

Comments

Steve Towsley
Thu, 08/24/2006 - 11:45am

This is what's wrong with acting on one's reading without adequately checking one's understanding. You wind up "interpreting" (i.e., misinterpreting). And self-justifying. And looking ridiculous in public.

And losing the employee's lawsuit if she's of a mind to correct you in court.

Now if they had just stuck to the "confidential matters" line they'd be better off (we could imagine insubordination or misspent funds or something) -- but why shoot themselves in the foot with a biblical passage promoting an illegal view of subservience of women?

Haven't they heard about the law re: employer discrimination by sex, color or creed? I'd say they lose two out of three rounds in that match. Their creed bashing her sex.

WodieJ
Mon, 08/28/2006 - 1:56am

I doubt they have a real reason other than they are one of those churches that really believe women are second to men. She's better off-now she can find a real church. This is why alot of people don't go to church.

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