I don't care if he wasn't a good president...
Jimmy Carter is a wonderful man! Further, he is not a religious hypocrite and has shown his integrity again and again.
He just disassociated himself with the Southern Baptists because of their stance on women.
"Carter said in his letter that he and his wife, Rosalynn, will associate with Baptist groups "who share such beliefs as separation of church and state... a free religious press, and the equality of women."
The president of the Southern Baptists had this to say:
"With all due respect to the president, he is a theological moderate. We are not a theological moderate convention."
No doubt! Anyone ever read The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood? Heck, you can rent the movie. It is NOT a good idea for women to be considered less than or you end up with religious oppression and subjugation of women.
For those of you who haven't heard, consider the women in Afganistan:
<< The U.N. recently called the Taliban, a military regime that came to power in Afghanistan three years ago, "the most misogynistic [regime] on Earth." Women in Afghanistan have been robbed of every basic human right, including education, employment, and freedom of movement. They are forbidden any form of pleasure, even the right to laugh in public. Banned from working, increasing legions of women are now destitute. Women caught breaking any Taliban ruling are subject to public flogging, arrest, even death by stoning. Many women kill themselves ? it's their predominant means of escape. Orthodox routes of escape are unavailable: The Taliban refuses to issue most women passports, the cost of travel is prohibitive, and few countries ? Pakistan is one exception ? accept female refugees. In 1996 and 1997, no Afghan refugees were accepted into the U.S. In 1998, just 88 were. This year, the government has pledged to accept 2,000, a pitiful number considering the conditions in Afghanistan. The majority remain prisoners in their homeland, of which one woman says: "Hell is a better place than what the Taliban has turned it into." >>
This is just something to think about.
Rant over.
Jimmy Carter is a wonderful man! Further, he is not a religious hypocrite and has shown his integrity again and again.
He just disassociated himself with the Southern Baptists because of their stance on women.
"Carter said in his letter that he and his wife, Rosalynn, will associate with Baptist groups "who share such beliefs as separation of church and state... a free religious press, and the equality of women."
The president of the Southern Baptists had this to say:
"With all due respect to the president, he is a theological moderate. We are not a theological moderate convention."
No doubt! Anyone ever read The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood? Heck, you can rent the movie. It is NOT a good idea for women to be considered less than or you end up with religious oppression and subjugation of women.
For those of you who haven't heard, consider the women in Afganistan:
<< The U.N. recently called the Taliban, a military regime that came to power in Afghanistan three years ago, "the most misogynistic [regime] on Earth." Women in Afghanistan have been robbed of every basic human right, including education, employment, and freedom of movement. They are forbidden any form of pleasure, even the right to laugh in public. Banned from working, increasing legions of women are now destitute. Women caught breaking any Taliban ruling are subject to public flogging, arrest, even death by stoning. Many women kill themselves ? it's their predominant means of escape. Orthodox routes of escape are unavailable: The Taliban refuses to issue most women passports, the cost of travel is prohibitive, and few countries ? Pakistan is one exception ? accept female refugees. In 1996 and 1997, no Afghan refugees were accepted into the U.S. In 1998, just 88 were. This year, the government has pledged to accept 2,000, a pitiful number considering the conditions in Afghanistan. The majority remain prisoners in their homeland, of which one woman says: "Hell is a better place than what the Taliban has turned it into." >>
This is just something to think about.
Rant over.
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