As a religious person, I don't want patriarchal religion to gain more political power. [View all]
That kind of religion degrades the inherent worth and dignity of women by trying to sell them a cramped narrative about what it means to be a woman. If a woman wants to live gender roles from the 1950's, that's their own choice, but women in general should have more options than that, and patriarchal religion denies them that by stuffing all women into one mold.
Moreover, that mold isn't even used in a consistent, principled way. It becomes a vehicle for class warfare (a recent study showed that on a college campus, lower economic class women were more likely to be accused as "sluts" regardless of actual behavior, upper class women could keep getting abortions even after it has been restricted or outlawed), petty vendettas, and other dark impulses.
My religious vision has no room for that. Those of any gender or sex identification should have the freedom to realize their fullest potential.
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