Christianity Vs Sexism

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I find myself many times totally immersed in thought. Many times I find myself mentally debating politics and arguing both sides. Other times I ponder some of life’s greatest questions; where did life begin? what is the purpose of life? My mind could wonder for hours jumping from topic to topic, but the topic I always bring myself back to is Christianity. It started as a freshman when I decided to spend a whole evening trying to use math and science, (specifically the rate the sun grows every year) to prove the earth was too young for evolution to have occurred. Then while reading political satire I found myself taking notes about how the Bible if read and understood correctly is not sexist and does not advocate for the stoning of sinners.

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