That goes the other way even more strongly. Attempts to set the fulcrum in the same place for everyone not only affects everyone's fulcrum, but affects those whose fulcrum most comfortably placed differently from yours in a manner that is particularly harsh.
Which is why it's important to me to do everything I can to have that fulcrum point be a place that God says is best for everyone. If it is moved by one group or another, somebody else will always be offended. This is why it's important to have God, who sees all and knows all help out with the process.
I also find it interesting that if a person moves from the seat on one side of the teeter totter; which is designed to be the most useful spot, balanced spot, as well as comfortable spot to another position why would you complain about discomfort and try to force others to move to make it more comfortable for you. That's your choice, why force everyone into a position of discomfort because of your choice to move?
I don't see it as coming from God, but I see no reason that should be relevant to you. I only asked for integrity on the matter. If you want to step up and say "God says women aren't equal, so he gave men authority", I have no desire to counter that; the admission suffices for me. It's the pretense that there is equality in face of the disparity in authority that I find demeans you.
Putting words in my mouth again? I never said what you put in quotes, you are just trying to interpret things in a negative light because it suits you.
Lets put it this way, and I'm sure you will disagree again.
Men = 1+3+4+4
Women = 6+2+2+2
Both have completely different numbers that go into their equation, and yet Men=Women.
Yes, in my opinion a belief in God factors into many things. If you don't believe in God, it's natural we will have differing views on things and value things differently.
You are free to feel my belief in God demeans me, and I am free to believe your lack of faith in God limits your view.
In order: yes, yes, yes, I don't know, yes, yes, no (AFAIK), no, yes, probable yes, no, no, yes, yes. In each case that had authority, they were able to use that authority to more effectively leverage their influence. For example, Ghandi without an organized support system to listen to him is just a guy in jail. You would never have heard of him.
I don't necessarily agree with some of your answers or feel any actual authority they had was either late in the game or made minimal difference in what they were able to accomplish. Ghandi's support system you mentioned was not there because of any actual authority he had. It would have been there regardless.
Martin Luther was an adversary of the pope and was excommunicated from the church. He may have started with some authority but much of his life's work was done without the backing of authority.
I say most, if not all of these individuals would have been just as influential and effective in their lives without direct authority.
Sure like you say, it can help, but it is a small side note and what they were able to accomplish had much more to do with who they are rather than any authority from a pope, government, or organization. In fact, they often were in opposition to some such group.
