The Christian Bible Does Not Teach Sexual Oppression/Inferiority

"Let the women keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but let them subject themselves, just as the law says. And if they desire to learn anything, let thorn ask their own husbands at home; for it is improper for a woman to speak in church." I Cor 14:34.35 That is the verse I was referring to. There is also a verse that says women must wear hats in church. now, this verse could be just a cultural thing. The above quote though, says it's part of the law for them to be oppressed. "When you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD, your God, delivers them into your hand, so that you take captives, if you see a comely woman among the captives and become so enamored of her that you wish to have her as wife, you may take her home to your house. But before she may live there, she must shave her head and pare her nails and lay aside her captive's garb. After she has mourned her father and mother for a full month, you may have relations with her, and you shall be her husband and she shall be your wife. However, if later on you lose your liking for her, you shall give her her freedom, if she wishes it; but you shall not sell her or enslave her, since she was married to you under compulsion." Deuteronomy 21:10-14 NAB Here is another verse. Why don't men have to "pare their nails" etc? Why does she have to shave her head? that seems like she's to be looked down upon, at least as far as I can tell with our culture. The context seems to support that too. Exodus 22:16, where we read "If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall give the marriage present for her, and make her his wife." But when we look at the verse immediately following, we get a whole different picture. In verse 17 we read, "If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equivalent to the marriage present for virgins." Apparently, the woman is someone who is paid for. Why? because she's treated like property. why isn't a male paid for by the woman? i could see rationalizing that the father had to spend money etc on raising the kid, but the father also did for a son too. In some nonjewish cultures of those days, women were the "superior" sex. Judiasm's oppressive nature is arbitrary. As for the arguments you made. I could maybe see God saying, you're gonna be a damaged good, so you would be best off to marry the rapist. But, why do the people even act that way? I suppose it could be their own cultural problem. From what it looks like, it's probably part of the overall bad bible system. I'd bet the bible says somehwere that you aren't to marry someone who's been raped... though I admit I may be wrong. At least for the quotes I've given, it's apparent women were oppressed by "God". Incidentally, there's many other absurd and irrational verses in the bible you might want to consider... Kill Your Neighbors (Moses) stood at the entrance to the camp and shouted, "All of you who are on the LORD's side, come over here and join me." And all the Levites came. He told them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Strap on your swords! Go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other, killing even your brothers, friends, and neighbors." The Levites obeyed Moses, and about three thousand people died that day. Then Moses told the Levites, "Today you have been ordained for the service of the LORD, for you obeyed him even though it meant killing your own sons and brothers. Because of this, he will now give you a great blessing." (Exodus 32:26-29 NLT) 2 Kings 2:23-24 "Elisha Is Jeered 23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some youths came out of the town and jeered at him. "Go on up, you baldhead!" they said. "Go on up, you baldhead!" 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths." Now, granted,they made fun of him. But c'mon. Plus, why doesn't this tstuff happen nowadays? Just some food for thought, don't want to get too off course.