This week has been pretty miserable considering how many awesome things happened. 95 on my Stats exam. Finally convinced my parents to let me go to Tanzania. Reconnected with an old friend.But then there was this vein of conversation that just ruined my week. Don't tell me that I don't deserve equal pay because I am a woman. Don't tell me that I am going to be subservient to my husband. Don't tell me that my place is in the home.
My problem is that I can't ignore ignorance. I have opinions and I'm not afraid to share them. But arguing with these people, ironically most of them women, made me feel horrible. And most of them used God and the Bible as evidence. All I can say is that I hope those references are cultural because I am outright rejecting them. Here's my belief: Jesus should open doors, not close them. Christianity should not box women in to some archaic stereotype. And as far as a relationship, I won't accept anything less than a 50% partnership.
Here's the deal: I won't let my religion make me angry and unhappy. The deeper I get into Adventism, the more I am turned off. Sound like blasphemy? It probably is. So be it. But this is getting old real fast.