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Originally posted by VctoriasSecrt:
first and foremost i must preface my response by saying that in many instances the bible is WRONGLY interpreted...to fully understand the context of the verse in question you have to one take the entire chapter and maybe even the entire book in to consideration...place, time, context, culture, misinterpretation past and present, as well as the fact that the king james version at least is highly questionable in some areas...if i am ever married i will not say obey...not to disrespect my husband but a marriage in my opinion does not negate the equality of man and wo-man...therefore i expect him to treat me the way that i treat him...obey implies that there is a lesser equal of the two...man and wo-man are fully equal on all levels... 
[This message has been edited by VctoriasSecrt (edited April 19, 2001).]
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A few things:
Are you saying that the Bible is outdated in the 21st century? If not, then if you say that the Scriptures in question are wrongly interpreted, what is the correct interpretation of Ephesians 5:23?
If obey implies there is a lesser equal of the two, (1) then why would God create Eve for Adam, with the intent of giving Adam a help-meet, and (2) why would we have Ephesians 5:23 as a Scripture in the first place? It would sound to me as if God deliberately created Eve as a lesser being from the word GO! (which of course is not true). If we were to be perfectly honest with ourselves, in this shallow materialistic 21st century American society, because of sin, neither men nor women, by and large, want to obey/be submissive to anybody/any being. That is why I think a lot of people take issue with the word "obey".