June 23, 2008
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LET ME BE A WOMAN
Do the women’s
liberationists want to be liberated from being women? No, they would
say, they want to be liberated from society’s stereotypes of what women
are supposed to be…. Some very interesting facts have been uncovered by
scientists which will feminists will have to treat very gingerly for
they show that it is not merely society which determines how the sexes
will behave.... The idea of matriarchy is mythical, I’ve learned, for
not one that can be documented has ever existed. Doesn’t it seem
strange that male dominance has been universal if it’s purely social
conditioning? One would expect to see at least a few examples of
societies where women rather than men held the positions of highest
status.... Isn’t’ it really much easier to believe that the feelings of
men and women throughout history bear a direct relationship to some
innate prerequisite? ... It was God who made us different, and He did
it on purpose. Recent scientific research is illuminating, and as has
happened before, corroborates ancient truth which mankind has always
recognized. God created male and female, the male to call forth, to
lead, initiate and rule, and the female to respond, follow adapt,
submit."
~ Elisabeth Elliot, Let Me Be a Woman, pages 58-59.
Comments (8)
Wonderful quote from Elisabeth Elliot~ I haven't read that book, but some of her others. So glad you shared a bit of it.
Oh those libbers, grr! If they are so hung up on women having the freedom to do what they want to do - then why can't they be content with my "choice" to live my life happily as wife and mother?
Great quote! I will be putting this book on my list of those that I want to read. Sounds like it is full of wonderful and encouraging information.
I love Elisabeth Elliot. I have not read this book, either, but I would like to read it.
I love the role He gave me, I wouldn't want it any other way...God certainly knew what He was doing!
I love that book. I was in the Navy and labeled as a woman's libber. Some churches would give us the cold shoulder. I was there to help support my 3 brothers and parents when my Dad went into a depression not to show people I AM WOMAN. I was one of the first waves on the tugboats.
Great quote it is amazing how far we as a society have wandered from the truth is it not??
Thank you for the great comment on my site. Sorry I have been MIA for so long I and working on being a better blogger, lol!!!
Very interesting...is it any wonder why they like shows and such where the Amazon women rule? I think it is there way of de-stressing for a time....with a good view of course.
Elisabeth Elliot is so good!
And she is right about our role.........to bad that we don't all have pure hearts so that we don't drag this world into a role that was perfectly planned by God from the beginning.
We do so mess with His perfect plans.
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