Please Explain the Silencing of the Women

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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

You seem to be addressing multiple concepts in one sentence, and it is hard to follow you. First you commend "Emma" for being Amish/Mennonite, and then begin to speak of sexual abuse?

meaning that the death centric gentile church, in the client nation of the us, has not a finger to point at misconduct in the RCC, is what i mean, and it is the men's fault. you all put down JO bc he doesn't preach like his daddy--but he did not want a thing to do with the est'd church, and now i know why he wished to decline (to wander off into another non-sequitur.).

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

Not sure what you meant by that, and I cannot comprehend why you mention "to every thing there is a season" while you are also speaking of sexual abuse!

sadly, while i did not mean to connect those, but the rise of women whose season was come to the decline of the men responsible, there is also sadly a connection there.

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

Secondly, have you really lived inside an Amish or Mennnonite community? Unfortunately, there is darkness, and evil present in those communities, even as any other gathering of believers. Satan knows no boundaries in pushing his agenda, and perhaps it is even worse in closed minded, legalistic communities, because those involved are not allowed to reason or think for themselves, but simply must conform.

ya...but no one must do anything. my prayers are with them, as obviously satan sees it fit to attack them with their own tv show; yet i bet they are better than most. very legal tho, ya.

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

We have become very close to a former Amish family. They became born again while Amish when a revival swept through Lancaster County, PA nine years ago. Because of being born again, they were ex-communicated from the Amish! Cut off from their families, shunned, and some terrible things happened to them. Yet, they are the most loving, kind, wonderful people of God you will ever meet. They are on a journey, as are we all.

But, they didn't find their peace in either the Amish or Mennonite groups. They found it in Jesus, and Jesus alone. As we must all.

well, then i guess any shunners will be shunned. i fthey left because they were seeking Christ, then sounds like it worked out fine. i didn't realize it was that bad, yikes