New Book Highlights \u201cSystematic Oppression, Degradation\u201d Of Women In Bible<\/a><\/p>\nWashington, DC\u2013\u2013Fresh off her groundbreaking sermon denouncing \u201cthe misogynist St. Paul\u201d for depriving the demoniac girl of her spiritual gifts in Acts 16:16, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori has published another landmark piece of scriptural exegesis. In a new set of essays entitled The Great Amend, Schori highlights the systematic oppression, degradation, and misunderstanding of women throughout Holy Scripture. Prominent examples include Delilah, long viewed as a villain, actually a sexually-liberated freedom-fighter; Jezebel, a trailblazing political leader and forerunner to such modern figures as Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi; and Eve, an independent, free-thinking woman who was ostracized by the all-male establishment because of her dietary preferences. \u201cBy far the most egregious example of the oppressive patriarchy within the Bible,\u201d Jefferts Schori observes, \u201cis a particular teenage girl, about three-quarters of the way through the book, who is forced to consent to an unwanted pregnancy. Any fair and just society would have provided her access to proper reproductive services \u2014 including safe, legal, state-subsidized abortion.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The good news is: It\u2019s (mostly) satire (except for the bit about demon possession being hailed as spiritual diversity by Schori.<\/p>\n
The bad news is: I had to tell you it\u2019s satire.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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