My Hat is in the Ring, for Women in Government!
While there are Biblical truths that tell us that women have no right to be in positions of leadership over men in a church setting, there does not seem to be any Biblical reference as to whether or not women should be in places of leadership in government.
The reasons this nation did not have women in leadership roles in our early days of infancy as a nation, must have been a personal preference of our founding fathers.
And, while it is true that women were not even allowed to vote, on August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution became law, and women could finally vote in the fall elections, including in the Presidential election. IMHO, this Amendment opened the door for women to seek the right to sit next to men in all public offices in order to run this nation.
Secondly, it must not be forgotten that - as I have had it pointed out to me so many times in past posts - that this is not a Christian nation, therefore, the Bible has very little influence in how the government runs, and which sex is allowed to lead it.
I can't believe that in some ways, I'm actually in agreement with Crabtownboy and MP, but, this is a matter that has little to do with the church, because this nation does have principles that separate the church from the state. "The separation of church and state is a legal and political principle derived from various documents of several of the Founders of the United States. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution reads 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . .' The modern concept is often credited to the writings of English philosopher John Locke, but the phrase 'separation of church and state' is generally traced to an 1802 letter by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists, where Jefferson spoke of the combined effect of the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. It has since been in several opinions handed down by the United States Supreme Court,[1] though the Court has not always fully embraced the principle." taken from Wikipedia.
There seems to be no Biblical justification that would prohibit the American form of government from having women work side by side with men in the operation of this nation.
Sorry, Cutter, but this one looks like a "slam-dunk" for women's rights!:flower:
Shalom,
Pastor Paul :type: