Timothy 1:43 ....she must be silent

This is one of many reasons I dislike religion. It bothers me so much women continue to go to church, do all the work.... and get no or very little respect by the clergy. These w0men have no respect for themselves? Of course not, they are taught from early childhood that women are not to be trusted. Thanks to Eve.
Read "Women Without Superstition: No Gods, No Masters" It was one of the first books I bought after becoming a humanist. It is written by Laurie Anne Gaylor. I met her at an American Humanist Convention. I have her signature on my copy. She is about my age and a very nice woman. A must read for all women concerned about thier civil rights. She writes about all of the women throughout American History who stood up and demanded respect.


WATERTOWN, New York (AP) -- The minister of a church that dismissed a female Sunday School teacher after adopting what it called a literal interpretation of the Bible says a woman can perform any job -- outside of the church.

The First Baptist Church dismissed Mary Lambert on August 9 with a letter explaining that the church had adopted an interpretation that prohibits women from teaching men. She had taught there for 54 years.

The letter quoted the first epistle to Timothy: "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent." (Watch Church Lady say her dismissal came without warning -- 1:43)

The Rev. Timothy LaBouf, who also serves on the Watertown City Council, issued a statement saying his stance against women teaching men in Sunday school would not affect his decisions as a city leader in Watertown, where all five members of the council are men but the city manager who runs the city's day-to-day operations is a woman.

"I believe that a woman can perform any job and fulfill any responsibility that she desires to" outside of the church, LaBouf wrote Saturday.

Mayor Jeffrey Graham, however, was bothered by the reasons given Lambert's dismissal.

"If what's said in that letter reflects the councilman's views, those are disturbing remarks in this day and age," Graham said. "Maybe they wouldn't have been disturbing 500 years ago, but they are now."

Lambert has publicly criticized the decision, but the church did not publicly address the matter until Saturday, a day after its board met.

In a statement, the board said other issues were behind Lambert's dismissal, but it did not say what they were.