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The Christian nationalists apparently make an issue of women not supposed to teach according to 1 Timothy 2:12. However, the word translated woman there should have been translated wife, not woman. It's the Greek word ''gune'' which is translated wife 92 of 221 times in the KJV.<ref>Thayer and Smith. "[https://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/greek/kjv/gune.html Greek Lexicon Entry for Gune.]" ''The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon, BibleStudyTools.''</ref> There are cases Biblically of women leading nations (Deborah - Judges 4), of women prophesying (Philip's seven daughters - Acts 21:9), producing some of the major hymns/praises to GOD in the Bible (Miriam - Exodus 15; Mary - Luke 1; Deborah - Judges 5; Hannah - 1 Samuel 2), and of teaching one of the great leaders of the early Church (Priscilla with her husband Aquilla teaching Apollos - Acts 18). Clearly there are cases where women Biblically made a difference in Israel or the early Church, so the Paul teaching should be understood as not affecting virgins or widows. Widows in fact were a part of Church leadership whose requirements rivaled those of Bishops and Deacons, see 1 Timothy 5, and caring for widows was a major issue for the early Church (Acts 6).

The Christian nationalists apparently make an issue of women not supposed to teach according to 1 Timothy 2:12. However, the word translated woman there should have been translated wife, not woman. It's the Greek word ''gune'' which is translated wife 92 of 221 times in the KJV.<ref>Thayer and Smith. "[https://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/greek/kjv/gune.html Greek Lexicon Entry for Gune.]" ''The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon, BibleStudyTools.''</ref> There are cases Biblically of women leading nations (Deborah - Judges 4), of women prophesying (Philip's seven daughters - Acts 21:9), producing some of the major hymns/praises to GOD in the Bible (Miriam - Exodus 15; Mary - Luke 1; Deborah - Judges 5; Hannah - 1 Samuel 2), and of teaching one of the great leaders of the early Church (Priscilla with her husband Aquilla teaching Apollos - Acts 18). Clearly there are cases where women Biblically made a difference in Israel or the early Church, so the Paul teaching should be understood as not affecting virgins or widows. Widows in fact were a part of Church leadership whose requirements rivaled those of Bishops and Deacons, see 1 Timothy 5, and caring for widows was a major issue for the early Church (Acts 6).

Ultimately, Republicans were the main ones who gave women the right to vote in 1919 with the 19th Amendment, more Democrats voted against the 19th Amendment than Republicans, so the position of Christian nationalists is at odds with the historical position of the Republican Party.

Ultimately, Republicans were the main ones who gave women the right to vote in 1919 with the 19th Amendment, more Democrats voted against the 19th Amendment than Republicans, so the position of Christian Nationalists is at odds with the historical position of the Republican Party.

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