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The problem with "Is there a Biblical basis for ...?" questions is that they are a proxy for "Is ... true?" As you say above, you yourself meant "IF it was biblical." And the problem those questions asking is that they are matters of opinion and are destined for sectarian bickering.

For example, consider if someone asked "Is there a Biblical basis for Mary the mother of Jesus being the spouse of the Holy Spirit?" Catholic answers would point to various things they see in the scriptures leading to that conclusion. Protestant answers would vehemently deny it, saying it is blasphemous and completely out of step with the scriptures. QueueCue angry comments, heated emotions, and lots of revenge downvotes. No one wants questions like that, which is why we don't allow Truth Questions, and it's also why we don't allow Truth Questions disguised as Biblical Basis questions.

It would be exactly the same with your question. If you ask "Is there a Biblical Basis for feminist teachings such as using female pronouns for God or ordaining female ministers?" then you'll get some answers saying yes, and some saying no. We can't allow that.

Instead we want there to be two questions: one asking for the Biblical basis for something (like female clergy) and one asking for the Biblical basis against it. It's common for questions like this to be asked in parallel, and they can link to each other too. Then we can read each question and its answers on their own terms, putting their best case forward, and we can make our personal evaluation for which side has the better argument from scripture.

The problem with "Is there a Biblical basis for ...?" questions is that they are a proxy for "Is ... true?" As you say above, you yourself meant "IF it was biblical." And the problem those questions asking is that they are matters of opinion and are destined for sectarian bickering.

For example, consider if someone asked "Is there a Biblical basis for Mary the mother of Jesus being the spouse of the Holy Spirit?" Catholic answers would point to various things they see in the scriptures leading to that conclusion. Protestant answers would vehemently deny it, saying it is blasphemous and completely out of step with the scriptures. Queue angry comments, heated emotions, and lots of revenge downvotes. No one wants questions like that, which is why we don't allow Truth Questions, and it's also why we don't allow Truth Questions disguised as Biblical Basis questions.

It would be exactly the same with your question. If you ask "Is there a Biblical Basis for feminist teachings such as using female pronouns for God or ordaining female ministers?" then you'll get some answers saying yes, and some saying no. We can't allow that.

Instead we want there to be two questions: one asking for the Biblical basis for something (like female clergy) and one asking for the Biblical basis against it. It's common for questions like this to be asked in parallel, and they can link to each other too. Then we can read each question and its answers on their own terms, putting their best case forward, and we can make our personal evaluation for which side has the better argument from scripture.

The problem with "Is there a Biblical basis for ...?" questions is that they are a proxy for "Is ... true?" As you say above, you yourself meant "IF it was biblical." And the problem those questions is that they are matters of opinion and are destined for sectarian bickering.

For example, consider if someone asked "Is there a Biblical basis for Mary the mother of Jesus being the spouse of the Holy Spirit?" Catholic answers would point to various things they see in the scriptures leading to that conclusion. Protestant answers would vehemently deny it, saying it is blasphemous and completely out of step with the scriptures. Cue angry comments, heated emotions, and lots of revenge downvotes. No one wants questions like that, which is why we don't allow Truth Questions, and it's also why we don't allow Truth Questions disguised as Biblical Basis questions.

It would be exactly the same with your question. If you ask "Is there a Biblical Basis for feminist teachings such as using female pronouns for God or ordaining female ministers?" then you'll get some answers saying yes, and some saying no. We can't allow that.

Instead we want there to be two questions: one asking for the Biblical basis for something (like female clergy) and one asking for the Biblical basis against it. It's common for questions like this to be asked in parallel, and they can link to each other too. Then we can read each question and its answers on their own terms, putting their best case forward, and we can make our personal evaluation for which side has the better argument from scripture.

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The problem with "Is there a Biblical basis for ...?" questions is that they are a proxy for "Is ... true?" As you say above, you yourself meant "IF it was biblical." And the problem those questions asking is that they are matters of opinion and are destined for sectarian bickering.

For example, consider if someone asked "Is there a Biblical basis for Mary the mother of Jesus being the spouse of the Holy Spirit?" Catholic answers would point to various things they see in the scriptures leading to that conclusion. Protestant answers would vehemently deny it, saying it is blasphemous and completely out of step with the scriptures. Queue angry comments, heated emotions, and lots of revenge downvotes. No one wants questions like that, which is why we don't allow Truth Questions, and it's also why we don't allow Truth Questions disguised as Biblical Basis questions.

It would be exactly the same with your question. If you ask "Is there a Biblical Basis for feminist teachings such as using female pronouns for God or ordaining female ministers?" then you'll get some answers saying yes, and some saying no. We can't allow that.

Instead we want there to be two questions: one asking for the Biblical basis for something (like female clergy) and one asking for the Biblical basis against it. It's common for questions like this to be asked in parallel, and they can link to each other too. Then we can read each question and its answers on their own terms, putting their best case forward, and we can make our personal evaluation for which side has the better argument from scripture.