We should be thanking Eve, instead of blaming her! Unfortunately some people feel intimidated by strong and intelligent women. 

1 Corinthians 14:34-35

‘As in all the churches of Gods people, the women should keep quiet in our meetings. They are not allowed to speak, as the Jewish Law says, they must not be in charge. If they want to find out something, they should ask their husbands at home. It is a disgraceful thing for a woman to speak in a church. I do not allow them to teach or to have authority over men, they must keep quiet.’ Saint Paul.

‘Paul was the first corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus.’ Thomas Jefferson

IF ADAM PICKED THE APPLE

There would be a parade, 

a celebration,

a holiday to commemorate 

the day he sought enlightenment. 

We would not speak of 

temptation by the devil, rather, 

we would laud Adam’s curiosity, 

his desire for adventure

and knowing. 

We would feast 

on apple-inspired fare: 

tortes, chutneys, pancakes, pies.

There would be plays and songs 

reenacting his courage.

But it was Eve who grew bored, 

weary of her captivity in Eden. 

And a woman’s desire

for freedom is rarely a cause 

for celebration.

Daniel Coffyn poem North Meridian Press.