The Backside to Submission

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We have always heard it said that women must submit to their husbands and everyone to the pastor. Indeed, it was psychologically beat in.

I would like to look at the other side of the coin...the backside, if you will.

In the extreme, if philosophically (in the belief system) women are not equal to their husbands, must always submit, are possibly somehow inferior and people are also not equal to the pastor but must always submit and are possibly somehow spiritually inferior but in reality (real life) women are equal, mustn't always submit and aren't in any way inferior (and people to pastors likewise) then isn't there an awful lot of pressure placed upon husbands and pastors that is unrealistic?

There is always the pressure for people to submit as if that is a good thing. But what if the balance is truly lopsided and not only are women and people in general cheated from running their own lives and cheated from creatively being able to express who they are in what they do but on the flipside pastors and husbands are expected to perform under incredible pressure and always make the right decisions, this makes things ripe for a dysfunctional atmosphere.

I don't have a lot of time to discuss the issue as I am busy now in my advanced Anatomy and Physiology class (it's very intensive) but I would be interested in reading responses.