Jimmy Carter Issues 'Call To Action' Against Subjugation Of Women - Polidicks

[URL="http://www.npr.org/2014/03/22/292429202/jimmy-carter-issues-call-to-action-against-subjugation-of-women"]NPR Interview[/URL] [quote=NPR][B]On how the Bible is used to argue for both equality and the inferiority of women[/B] There are some verses ... [that] can be interpreted either way. And, for instance, St. Paul, who's looked upon as the chief theologian in the Christian church, has differing points of view. In one letter, to the Galatians, he says there's no difference between Jews and gentiles; there's no difference between male and female; there's no difference between slaves and masters. That all of us are equal in the eyes of God. In another letter, written to Corinthians and others, he says that women should not adorn themselves, that women should not speak openly in church and that wives should be subservient to their husbands. But at the same time, in the same passage as the last one that I mentioned to you, it says that husbands and wives should respect each other on an equal basis and that the husbands should love the wives as Christ loved the church. [B]On human trafficking[/B] We have a terrible affliction here of slavery. There's a greater number of slaves sold now across international borders, according to annual reports by the U.S. State Department, than there was in the 18th and 19th centuries. And the total slavery income in these days, we call it human trafficking, is more than $32 billion. [B]On whether religion is a conduit for lasting change around gender[/B] That seems to be the easiest answer, but I don't think it is the answer, because it's very difficult to get, for instance, the Catholic Church to change its policies. I've written to the pope, by the way, and I got an encouraging letter back from him saying that he believes that the status of women and the activity of women within the church needs to be increased, but there are some specific and very difficult things to overcome if the Catholic Church made that an ordained and official commitment. But at least the new pope is aware of it and is much more amenable, I think, to some changes than maybe most of his predecessors.[/quote] The Interview is 5 and half minutes long, these are just a few highlights. I encourage listening to the whole interview. We have feminists and religion in the same article. 'Ready;Fight' doesn't do this justice. [B]Don't kill eachother please.[/B]

Slavery is still legal in many countries and we encourage it by buying their shit. See the entire Arab peninsula for reference.

It's a sad thing that Carter didn't see a second term (despite his administration being responsible for freeing the hostages). It would have made a huge difference if the U.S. had chosen him over Reagan.

[quote]There's a greater number of slaves sold now across international borders, according to annual reports by the U.S. State Department, than there was in the 18th and 19th centuries. And the total slavery income in these days, we call it human trafficking, is more than $32 billion.[/quote]That's disgusting.

[QUOTE=Killer900;44339929]That's disgusting.[/QUOTE] y-yes! disgusting! I w-wonder where who they contacted exactly to buy said slaves? not that I wouldn't ha ha because it is DISGUSTING but if anyone knew where to purchase them it would be beneficial to my science project. [editline]24th March 2014[/editline] slaves are bad!