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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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“Mother of Animals” and “Lady of Wild Creatures.” 59In addition to the goddess’ association with animals, theearth <strong>is</strong> viewed as the body of the goddess. The goddess <strong>is</strong> oftenreferred to as Gaia or “Mother Earth.” Within femin<strong>is</strong>t spirituality,a woman <strong>is</strong> a “M<strong>is</strong>tress of Wild Animals” and a daughter of theEarth.In the creation account contained within, The Chronicles ofNoah and Her S<strong>is</strong>ters, original sin <strong>is</strong> eliminated. In th<strong>is</strong> story Eve wasallowed to eat from the forbidden tree. The female deity within th<strong>is</strong>myth permitted it so that Eve “could grow to be more like” agoddess. 60 In th<strong>is</strong> version of Genes<strong>is</strong>, the first couple was not castout of the garden parad<strong>is</strong>e because of transgression. Instead, Adam59Barbara G. Walker, The Woman’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets(New York: HarperSanFranc<strong>is</strong>co, 1983), 233.60Miriam Therese Winter, The Chronicles of Noah and Her S<strong>is</strong>ters:Genes<strong>is</strong> and Exodus According to Women (New York: CrossroadPubl<strong>is</strong>hing Co., 1995), 36.68

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