The Bible states women should be less important in society than men

I will now begin my rebuttals. Old Testament MisogynyNearly from the Beginning. .. "Genesis 2:18: "The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him. "" Indeed, it is not good for a man to be alone. However, God created another human to serve Adam; he could, so easily, have given Adam a special type of animal to serve him. Instead, he created women from man, implying that they are one and the same, and equal in the sight of God. Moving Right Along. .. "Exodus 20:17: "You shall not covet your neighbor"s house. You shall not covet your neighbor"s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. ""This statement doesn't explicitly say that women are the property of the man. Indeed, it mentions "anything that belongs to his neighbour" after mentioning his wife. "If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free. ""Here, it is obvious the slave-owners wanted only the best slaves. The man going free shows that men were of less value as slaves and able to be let free while the women were kept to work. Rather than putting women down, it actually elevates them as it shows exactly how useful they can be. There are really so very many Examples"[there are] commandments in Deuteronomy which treat women"s sexual liberties"There are also rules about sexual liberties for men. The book of Leviticus is very against homosexuality:"If a man has sexual relationships with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death. " - Lev. 20:13DISCLAIMER: I do not agree with the passage above in any way, shape or form; it is merely used as an example of the restrictions of a man's sexual liberties. This passage shows that men who are homosexual should be put to death, which is an extremely drastic measure. Interestingly, lesbianism isn't mentioned at all [1]. In addition, there are other rules against adultery, bestiality and having sex with other members of the family. New Testament GoodiesAffirming Women"s Submissiveness and the Genesis Account"1 Corinthians 11:3: "But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. ""However, God does not rule over the man. God has given us free will to choose whether we worship him or not and it is clear that man should give women the same choice as he is the same to the woman as God is to him. "1 Corinthians: 11:8: "For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. " This affirms the view from Genesis that women are subservient to men. "Linking in with the previous quote, in the same way man was created for God. Man should treat his wife in the same way God treats him, ie giving him free will and letting him do whatever he wants. Women Are To Be Less Than Their Husbands and Men in General"1 Corinthians 14:34-35: "Women should remain silent in the churches They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their won husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church. ""I'd argue that this passage is saying that men should listen to their wives. Rather than assuming authority which they did not have at that time, their husbands should speak on behalf of their wives. "1 Timothy 2:11-13: "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. ""Again, this is warning women against assuming authority they do not have. "Ephesians 5:22-24: "Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which eh is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. ""Again, here man is put in the same position as God. God is loving, even sacrificing his own son to save the Church, the body of Christ; is this passage saying that the man should not do the same for a woman? On a general noteMany of these quotes are merely warning women against assuming authority they did not have in an extremely sexist society. In the same way, the Ten Commandments were put in place merely to show how bad we are compared to God; we cannot help breaking (at least some) of them. The commandments are guides for how not to get into trouble. In the same way, these passages are guidelines for how women can be treated well in the society they lives in rather than a modern-day society. If the Bible was written again today, don't you think it would be a bit different? In addition "The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man. " For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. " - Gen. 2:22-24 Here, it clearly implies that man and women are to become one. Therefore they should become one body and equal. The Bible clearly states that all parts of the body are necessary in 1 Cor. 12:12-24, so the women and the man are equals in one body. Thank you for your patience. Please present your rebuttals. [1] . http://news.bbc.co.uk...