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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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“The conduct of Eve from the beginning to the end <strong>is</strong> so superior tothat of Adam.” 8Stanton viewed the account of Genes<strong>is</strong> as an “allegory” 9 butnevertheless wrote of Eve’s, “lofty ambition” and “courage.” 10According to Stanton, the serpent “saw at a glance the high character[of Eve] ... He did not try to tempt her from the path of duty bybrilliant jewels, rich dresses, worldly luxuries or pleasures, but ¼with the w<strong>is</strong>dom of the Gods.” 11Eve’s motive for eating the forbidden fruit becomes almostlaudable when an emphas<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> placed on a desire for w<strong>is</strong>dom.However, th<strong>is</strong> completely ignores biblical context. We read in8Ibid. pg. 26.9Elizabeth Cady Stanton, “Comments on Genes<strong>is</strong>,” in The Woman’sBible, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Rev<strong>is</strong>ing Committee, 23­26 (NewYork: European Publ<strong>is</strong>hing Company, 1898), http://www.sacredtexts.com/wmn/wb/,also available in print.10Ibid.11Ibid.37

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