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In these last Affirmations we finally come to the end of the misogynist document. And no, the Danvers Statement was not written in the interest of integrity to the Scriptures. It was written expressly to keep women in their places in the church and home after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave white women the same rights that white men already had.

Affirmation #7. Wi...


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We get to their Affirmation #6. Seeking to be holy, they finally bring Christ into the picture. They use holy speak of Redemption in Christ. This is the only one of their Affirmations about Jesus, and they get this one wrong, too. Of course they go back to the famous “Fall” mentioned in Genesis and the curse. Oh my gosh, you gotta laugh at the contortions they go through to j...


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Here we are at their Affirmation #5 and it has to be one of their most ridiculous. Well, truthfully all 10 of them qualify for most ridiculous, but this one does take the cake. It is all about visible genitalia, of course. Men have it, women don’t. Thus, men are by anatomy given the role of leadership, headship, patriarchy, whatever name you want to call it. You might even ca...


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The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood’s signature document The Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood’s Affirmation #4 (paraphrased, of course. Read the actual #4 at http://www.cbmw.org).

#4. They say that The Fall messed things up between men and women. As a result, ...


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Ready for this? Now we are going to discuss the second part of the Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. I have paraphrased each Affirmation and got to the essence of the Affirmation, just as I did with their Concerns. Read the full thing on their website http://www.cbmw.org. Here we ...


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