Honestly, when I see pictures like that and watch certain TV women preachers strut around on stage I have to lean towards no women preachers
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Originally Posted by Praxeas
How am I judging them? You asked me "why". I never said she was going to hell
LOL! I never said that you said that either, silly.
You said when you see pics like that, you have to lean toward no women preachers. You judged an entire gender based on a picture (and yes, I know you added about seeing TV women preachers also, but that is only part of why you made the statement you did).
I just wonder if it would be fair of me to see a pic of a male preacher in a pose that might be considered unmanly, then post that seeing that pic makes me lean toward no male preachers.
That wouldn't be a fair statement, would it?
Is 'strutting around on stage' something only men should do?
Why is it that men can foam at the mouth and be all sweaty when preaching, and we think women who do the same are acting 'manly', but we don't think men who are more the quiet type and have dry shirts on at the end of their sermon are acting 'womanly'?
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LOL! I never said that you said that either, silly.
You said when you see pics like that, you have to lean toward no women preachers. You judged an entire gender based on a picture (and yes, I know you added about seeing TV women preachers also, but that is only part of why you made the statement you did).
I just wonder if it would be fair of me to see a pic of a male preacher in a pose that might be considered unmanly, then post that seeing that pic makes me lean toward no male preachers.
That wouldn't be a fair statement, would it?
Is 'strutting around on stage' something only men should do?
Why is it that men can foam at the mouth and be all sweaty when preaching, and we think women who do the same are acting 'manly', but we don't think men who are more the quiet type and have dry shirts on at the end of their sermon are acting 'womanly'?
I did not JUDGE anyone. That's not "judgement". And YES that sort of demeaner appears more masculine than feminine to me. That is my opinion.
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LOL! I never said that you said that either, silly.
You said when you see pics like that, you have to lean toward no women preachers. You judged an entire gender based on a picture (and yes, I know you added about seeing TV women preachers also, but that is only part of why you made the statement you did).
I just wonder if it would be fair of me to see a pic of a male preacher in a pose that might be considered unmanly, then post that seeing that pic makes me lean toward no male preachers.
That wouldn't be a fair statement, would it?
Is 'strutting around on stage' something only men should do?
Why is it that men can foam at the mouth and be all sweaty when preaching, and we think women who do the same are acting 'manly', but we don't think men who are more the quiet type and have dry shirts on at the end of their sermon are acting 'womanly'?
Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's because women are generally expected to have a measure of grace and femininity about them. Seeing a woman get all sweaty and aggressive doesn't fit the notion of women being the soft and graceful beings God created them to be. I am not against women preachers, but I don't think a woman needs to come into a pulpit and emulate a man to be effective.
Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's because women are generally expected to have a measure of grace and femininity about them. Seeing a woman get all sweaty and aggressive doesn't fit the notion of women being the soft and graceful beings God created them to be. I am not against women preachers, but I don't think a woman needs to come into a pulpit and emulate a man to be effective.
But God created men to be sweaty and aggressive?? Can you point me to a Biblical example of such a preacher?
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And you think women who emerged from the wilderness did? LOL!!
How many does the Bible describe as having come out of the wilderness with a Word from God for the world? None. Try all you want, H.O., but you are not going to get around the fact that many of these women preachers emulate men. If you want to play games with what is and isn't masculine behaviour knock yourself out.
How many does the Bible describe as having come out of the wilderness with a Word from God for the world? None. Try all you want, H.O., but you are not going to get around the fact that many of these women preachers emulate men. If you want to play games with what is and isn't masculine behaviour knock yourself out.
You still have yet to provide Biblical proof that preaching in a sweaty, stomping, foaming at the mouth way is a masculine attribute. That's the point here.
It's not masculine behavior. It's more of a preference. It's also a matter of culture.
Whether or not they are emulating men is subject to the viewer's opinion, I suppose. It's the same as people who believe that LS is feminine in his preaching ways. I don't see it that way, but many do. Are they right? Maybe, maybe not, but I doubt LS gets on the platform with the intention of acting feminine.
I feel the same way about women who might be aggressive in the pulpit. I doubt they get up there with the intention of acting masculine.
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