text: It all a matter of interpretation & who controls the interpretation.
  “All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.”  The men who have grabbed the  power force their interpretation upon the pew potatoes. 
  With a parity of men and women, interpretation of the emphasis of Jesus' message would be weighted differently.  An obscure text, some eunuchs are born for the kingdom...takes a YUGE imbalance over the Sermon on the Mount.
  Right wing political Christians are more fixed on reinforcing celibacy that the non violent, egalitarian message of Jesus.  And the religious right wing males have the power.  Hence, we keep parsing celibacy, not non violence, etc.