Will Men Vote for a Woman President?

After the Presidential Debate, Fox News has been dropping the notion, "Men will probably not vote for Kamala Harris." This is planting the SEED; men don't want to be BOSSED by a woman. Even though there is a difference between bossing and leading.

Donald Trump and JD Vance have been giving interviews for podcasts in the Manosphere. The Manosphere is made up of men from communities such as the Red Pill Community, Incels, and MGTOW, who have a bone to pick with women for ruining America and the world at large. This is the beginning of the "Men should be the head," defense. Even women are saying a woman should not be "over" men as a president..

According to Gallup and Resume Lab, only 28% of men would prefer to work for a female manager, and only 53% feel positive about having women leaders in their organization. The men tend to not like female bosses. 28% of them would prefer to work for a female manager. Only 53% feel rather or very positive about having women leaders in their organization. And a mere 17% would trust a woman more than a man to lead a company. It's not a Kamala Harris problem, it's being a WOMAN problem.

Americans revere presidents as role models, fixating on their status – real or perceived – as founding fathers, real fathers, war heroes, and Master of Diplomacy and making money and cheating on their wives without getting caught (or, at least, without getting divorced). Because presidents epitomize American notions of manhood, elections reveal what kind of man, what type and degree of masculinity, is most respected and deserving of power. ‘Be a man and vote for a woman’: Kamala Harris’s unlikely edge in America’s masculinity election | US elections 2024 | The Guardian. Can a MAN see a WOMAN as a HERO? Is MASCULINITY on the ballot for male voters?

Republicans are associated with more masculine issues and traits, Democrats with feminine ones. National defense and the economy are seen as topics that men care about, because men are expected to prize being providers for and protectors of their families. Healthcare – including abortion rights – and education are seen as women’s issues, because women are supposed to be compassionate caregivers. Even religion is brought into the equation of whether to vote for a woman as president. Can men accept a WOMAN in CHARGE of an entire NATION? Trump is gaining traction with young men because they feel voiceless in this country. They fear with a woman in charge they feel their concerns will be IGNORED. I have addressed the cry of this generation's (males) grievances in another post. 

How many reasons have you heard Kamala Harris should not be president? Has one of the reasons given been due to the Christian religious belief that a woman should not rule over men? If you haven't heard this reason yet, just wait, it's bound to RISE up in your circle of political commentary. Let's put this erroneous belief to rest shall we. 

When it comes to men struggling with antiquated masculinity issues when it comes to voting for a woman as president because of gender, I hope they have at least one woman they know who they view as a woman capable of great things. Maybe a sister or daughter who they would cheer for to reach their full potential. But those male voters do not think beyond THEMSELVES. For those MEN and WOMEN using Christian Scripture as the foundation for NOT voting for a woman to lead a nation, I have a WORD for you.

Christianity has taught for centuries that WOMEN are to be in a submissive position to men and not have a 'role' within the church. The church teaches church leaders should be men. But what happens when the established roles of women within the church, whether correct or not, are applied outside of Christianity and outside of the church? The answer is you get CONFUSION.

The first instance of a woman being considered in a 'lower' role than a man is in Genesis, the first book of the Christian Bible, when we are introduced to Adam. Adam was alone in the Garden of Eden and God saw he was lonely when he was not around. God had created the animals and birds, male and female but Adam did not have a companion so God created him a companion, a wife, and said she would be a helper suitable to him, Genesis 2:20-25.

The KEY point about the wife being a helper here is there was NOTHING to help with. The Garden of Eden was self-sufficient. There was no WORK or toil to do. Work would come into being well after Adam and Eve were created. The REASON a wife was created was for companionship/relationship. This is the 'help' offered by the first wife. Later in Genesis 3:16, as punishment for her disobedience of God, Eve's DESIRES would be for her husband, and he would RULE OVER HER. Her punishment was that her husband, not all men, would rule over her. This is a husband-and-wife thing which cannot be broadly applied to the world of interactions between unmarried men and women as many Christians believe.

Again, we read about the husband-and-wife relationship in the New Testament, Ephesians 5:22-33 says, "Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything". Now, me as a woman, do not have to submit to any other woman's husband. It is HER job, according to Scripture, to submit to HER husband. A man does not go to his place of employment as a husband. He is just an employee. Men are just citizens in the United States. WHERE they are husbands is where they have authority. The passages cannot be any clearer.

We do not have to wonder how God felt about women as leaders because we have a clear example in the Bible in the book of Judges. In the Old Testament, judges were military leaders of the tribes of Israel before the monarchy. They were raised by God to govern the tribes and lead them into battle against enemies. Two famous judges were Samson and Gideon. Of the twelve judges chosen by God, there was ONE woman, Deborah. Deborah was a married woman who led Israel. She held court under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites CAME to her to have their disputes decided, Judges 4:4-5. She defeated Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite Army. She was the commander over 10,000 men. It was a woman, Jael, who actually KILLED Sisera, the Canaanite commander.

What about women having a leadership role within the church leading men. Here we have the example of Phoebe in the book of Romans. Romans 16:1-2, "I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea. I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way WORTHY of the saints and to GIVE her any help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many people, including me." Because her name is listed first by Paul, even before other men, scholars agree she held a position of importance. Paul goes on to tell the church to greet twenty-six other people, but he only instructs them to give Phoebe whatever she asks.

When the words of the above passage are reviewed in its original language, the word 'servant' is defined as ministry sixteen times so scholars accept the word as meaning teacher. Next, we have a woman, Priscilla whose name is listed BEFORE her husband's which scholars also believe is significant, since women were understood to be submissive to their husbands within their Christian teaching. Paul said the husband and wife had risked their lives for him and the Gentile churches. Here we see the author of many books of the New Testament exalting women and the work they have done for the church.

Throughout the Bible, women are hand selected in the same manner as men to carry out the will of God. Different people have been used in different capacities as God sees fit. We are all his creation. We all have different talents. Many Bible teachers and preachers prefer to say women are easily deceived and are the weaker sex, according to Scripture. Well, I have an entire post dedicated to that vein of teaching that I will not address here.

My point is, there is nothing biblical that indicates a woman cannot be president of the United States. Even without scriptural backing, many believe it will be against God's will for Kamala Harris to be president. I ask Christian's to think about the NATURE of God as evidenced by his Word in the Bible. How many times is it written and said, "I have chosen." God chooses to do what he does, and it does not always line up with what we believe should be. His ways are not our ways. 1 Corinthians 1:27, "But God has selected [for His purpose] the foolish things of the world to shame the wise [revealing their ignorance], and God has selected [for His purpose] the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong [revealing their frailty]."

One last point I would like to make. No matter who is the leader of our country, as Christians we are to carry ourselves as such. The person leading us may have been allowed to be in that position to show OUR CHRACTER. Christians are not yanked around by worldly concerns. We are to remain steadfast in our Christian walk and service to God. And we learn through Scripture, as far as God is concerned, to never say NEVER.

MAD MAGA

 

MAGA needs anger management!

    It seems MAGA are mad about Taylor Swift and her influence in the political arena, immigrants flooding the border, Trump being investigated for several crimes, and the list goes on and on. MAGA gets angry daily by something. All one has to do is tune into FOX news to know the latest topic MAGA is encouraged to rise up against and be angry. 

    People are afraid this angry group of people may put action to their negative, and at times, hostile speech. The majority of those belonging to the MAGA faction claim to be Christians, but how can that be when their religion speaks about not being angry.

    For those belonging to MAGA, who say they are Christian, their Bible gives them guidelines about anger management. Ephesians 4:26-27 "In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold." Being made in the image of God we must assume correctly that we all have the emotion of anger just like our creator. In the New Testament we are told not to become so angry to the point of sinning and once angered, do our best to reconcile it and not carry it over into another day. 

    How does the Christian respond to this guideline of controlling their anger? How is MAGA suppose to react to things they believe must be addressed because in their eyes it is wrong or even sinful and against God?

    During my Christian academic studies, many male Christians have made the point of saying the Bible has become feminized. They are advocating for a 'masculine' look at the truth of Scriptures that God and Jesus became angry at times. They say Jesus wasn't all flowery and sweet. They back their claim of Jesus being 'masculine' by pointing to Bible passages such as Matthew 21:12-13: "Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 'It is written,' he said to them, 'My house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of robbers." 

    In this passage Jesus was upset because many people had come to the temples to make sacrifices which was the standard for the Jews to do at that time. Those making their sacrifice were being ripped off, having their sacrifices devalued in the monetary exchange of goods by the men in the temple set on making a crooked handed profit from the devout people of faith. This angered Jesus and he overturned the table to show his displeasure.

    Even in marriage relationships, counselors advise not to focus on the 'anger' but the issue or root of the anger. In the same manner we should not focus on Jesus' anger, but the reasoning behind His anger. Jesus, as well as God, was always upset about the way the poor and the widow were treated.

    There are more examples in the Bible of people getting angry and how they handled their anger.          In the Bible the Apostle Paul was a straight shooter and did not care about public response when it came to his ministry for God. In Galatians, Paul addresses the issue of circumcision and that it was a step backwards for the Galatians in their faith in Jesus. Circumcision was instituted under the Law of Moses in the Old Testament. After Jesus' ministry, death, and resurrection, the Law of Moses was no longer to be adhered to. As Paul gave point after point as to why circumcision no longer factored into the following of the teachings of Jesus, he said those that were teaching them such were wrong for doing so and their belief and the following of such instructions were inexcusable. 

    One thing that struck me as I read the entire chapter in Galatians was when Paul was coming to the end of his letter to the Galatians. It says in Galatians 5:7-12: "You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth...As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!" Oh, my goodness!!! Paul said for those advising you to just cut off the foreskin of your penis in circumcision, I wish they would just go ahead and cut off their entire PENIS. I believe Paul was a little hot under the collar at those continuing to preach circumcision. 

    This example shows even a great man of God can become frustrated in his ministry at those doing wrong. Paul had a problem with aggressive actions before God called him on Damascus Road to be a servant of God and to spread the Gospel. His aggressive zeal continued after he became a follower of Christ.

    Pretending we do not have issues with anger does not make us more holy. It is how we deal with our anger that makes us more Christ like. Paul had a powerful ministry. He was a strong personality and may not have been as effective if he did not possess all of the characteristics that made him in the image of God, which included having a temper at times. God gives us guidance in all areas of our lives, including the area of anger. 

    I have said jokingly, more than once, the holier many women present themselves to be, the more soft, and angelic their voices tend to be. To be holy does not mean being an angel. The Bible has not become feminized, or 'soft' and on that same note its masculinity does not have to be protected. Anger is a natural course of living, but its management is a part of Christian living. 

    As 2024 has dawned, I find myself calmer, not easily rattled by things that use to push my buttons. I have always tried not to pitch a tent in the neighborhood of anger once angered. I purposefully try to find ways of diffusing my anger, not trying to win the argument or change the offender. My anger is about me in the end. Dr. Martin Luther King is a prime example of a Christian being angry and advocating for change. He demonstrated his anger at the government and society at large, peacefully and with love for his fellow man. Hate and violence were not a part of his dissatisfaction with unjust laws and actions of people. MAGA needs to take notes.

    I have a right to be angry, but I do not have a right to allow my anger to cause me to sin. MAGA, if Christian, does not have the right to to be angered to destructive behavior. As Christians, they do not have the right to use hostile and abusive language on social media attacking people or threatening people. Ephesians 4:29-32 "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."

     It is my prayer that MAGA become released from the bondage of anger. Many people will declare almost with pride that they have a 'short fuse.' We all are different. We all are capable of anger. But we must strive to be the MASTER of ANGER and not mastered by it. Let's face it; if you choose to, you can be mad 24-7. There is just that much in this world to keep you involved in anger. MAGA can continue to be angry, but it is not Christ-like. Psalm 37:8 "Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil." 

    MAGA, in demonstrating their anger, by using hate speech and threats, is leading them to do and be evil. FOX news encourages such behavior. Hopefully, with constant prayer, my fellow Christians will be reminded what the Bible says to them, "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14.

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Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."

Feminization of America

   

    If you are a viewer of Fox News then you may be familiar with the term "feminization of America." Fox News warns men are being overrun by women even the military is becoming feminine. Women are making America "girly" and making all the rules. Manliness is under attack.

     Many men have expressed a concern regarding the “feminization” of the America. This idea America is becoming feminized is due to the fact women entered the work force in jobs once only occupied by men. Women have entered the political arena as well as the military. As women entered society in all the facets it offered, they brought along with them values like nurturing and caring, emotion and sentimentality, connection and community, passivity and submission, vanity and appearance, cooperation and equality, openness and access, and manipulation and influence all traits considered feminine. These feminine traits began to shape how jobs were performed and competency viewed. Aggressive heavy-handed forms of supervision were no longer seen as necessary for productive job performance or promotion. Emotional intelligence became as highly regarded as academic or technical intelligence.

     Another point should be made from birth men are influenced by a female. His first influencer and educator is his mother. Once he becomes school age his teacher who tends to be female is another influencer and instructor. In the workplace there is now a greater possibility he may have a female boss or at least interact with a woman in a supervisory position and receive medical care from a female dominated medical field. It seems the influence of women can not be escaped on any level, and it was just a matter of time before the characteristics which defines womanhood would rub off on the men the women interacted with daily on many levels in society. It is clear, for men to reclaim their role in society education will be an avenue to obtain or retain their feeling of living into their role of protector, provider, and procreator. If we acknowledge the increasing influence of feminine traits on society, we must acknowledge the decline of the masculine influence on society. 

    The response of men to the increasing influence of women on society is to become antagonistic or take a stance of opposition towards women. This may make the man feel better but, it does nothing to change the dynamic. Polarization is destructive. Working towards a common good should be the focal point. Women have had to assume the role of protector, provider, protector in single parent households which have increased in the 21st Century so their influence in society will continue to increase out of necessity. To balance the feminine influence of America men will have to work in partnership with women on all fronts of life but most importantly returning to the foundation of the nuclear family. Once healthy marrying practices returnm men and women will work together to forge an America that supports partnership of man and woman.

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