What a topic!
I was intrigued in our class this week at the gender discussion and the same-sex attraction discussion. I could have stayed there for hours. (I do try very hard not to raise my hand very much because I KNOW I could monopolize the entire discussion because it's so fascinating to me but this week, I didn't do so well in my quest to keep my hand in it's pocket.)
A couple of main points that struck me in my study are this:
1. We are created with predetermined gender genes. That is "who I am." I also come with predisposed character traits. I AM a girl and that cannot be changed but I am not my character traits because I can choose to follow those and use them or ignore them and obtain different ones. This is fundamental to me in regards to God's plan. Biology predisposes people to certain behaviors, nature gives us experiences that influences those behaviors and God gives us the choice in how we will behave.
2. Science is not absolute and just because the media reports on something doesn't make it true. The media is there to make money and media ethics and integrity has all but left the station.
3. Men and women are made different. Men's brains and bodies work differently than women's and I believe that it's in God's infinite wisdom that we are told to marry someone from the opposite sex and be bound for eternity and then make it work. We need to be grateful for the gender we are and be grateful for the wonderful things our spouse brings to the marriage but we also need to learn from one another and incorporate the good traits that we learn. A timid woman can become more assertive. A unthinking man can become more sensitive. These are great attributes for all humans.
4. If women want true equality, do not ask to have tests and challenges changed for you. Work hard to meet the standards that have been set. If you cannot do the tasks the job requires, either get that way or let it go. If a woman can't lift me out of a burning building, she shouldn't be a fire fighter. I know a lot of women want to be able to be bosses and earn the same money and so forth but they need to consider first, what are they willing to sacrifice? If you are willing to sacrifice raising your children to let someone else do it, it's probably better that you don't have any children. Be willing to sacrifice your desire to have it all for having a really good part of some of it.
I was intrigued in our class this week at the gender discussion and the same-sex attraction discussion. I could have stayed there for hours. (I do try very hard not to raise my hand very much because I KNOW I could monopolize the entire discussion because it's so fascinating to me but this week, I didn't do so well in my quest to keep my hand in it's pocket.)
A couple of main points that struck me in my study are this:
1. We are created with predetermined gender genes. That is "who I am." I also come with predisposed character traits. I AM a girl and that cannot be changed but I am not my character traits because I can choose to follow those and use them or ignore them and obtain different ones. This is fundamental to me in regards to God's plan. Biology predisposes people to certain behaviors, nature gives us experiences that influences those behaviors and God gives us the choice in how we will behave.
2. Science is not absolute and just because the media reports on something doesn't make it true. The media is there to make money and media ethics and integrity has all but left the station.
3. Men and women are made different. Men's brains and bodies work differently than women's and I believe that it's in God's infinite wisdom that we are told to marry someone from the opposite sex and be bound for eternity and then make it work. We need to be grateful for the gender we are and be grateful for the wonderful things our spouse brings to the marriage but we also need to learn from one another and incorporate the good traits that we learn. A timid woman can become more assertive. A unthinking man can become more sensitive. These are great attributes for all humans.
4. If women want true equality, do not ask to have tests and challenges changed for you. Work hard to meet the standards that have been set. If you cannot do the tasks the job requires, either get that way or let it go. If a woman can't lift me out of a burning building, she shouldn't be a fire fighter. I know a lot of women want to be able to be bosses and earn the same money and so forth but they need to consider first, what are they willing to sacrifice? If you are willing to sacrifice raising your children to let someone else do it, it's probably better that you don't have any children. Be willing to sacrifice your desire to have it all for having a really good part of some of it.
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