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In reply to the discussion: Why Is Religion So Afraid Of Women? [View all]iemitsu
(3,888 posts)66. Sure, people don't fight unless they feel threatened.
The push-back is the measure of the success that women have made in the quest for equality.
It is also partly the measure of our economic strife. In good times we are generous toward others but in bad times everyone is a threat. Those who have traditionally been marginalized in the economy are the first targets when things get tight. The three groups you identify, and their issues, are certainly part of the mix too.
Times are changing and those who embrace change will come out ahead.
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I think the battle is intensifying precisely BECAUSE there has been progress. The progress
Squinch
Dec 2012
#65
I can't agree with that. Since it is the goal of some religions to increase their numbers,
cbayer
Dec 2012
#5
Yes, some religions NEED their followers having babies in order to increase their numbers
rocktivity
Dec 2012
#9
That may be the goal of some religions, but early/Catholic Christianity at least had the goal...
Moonwalk
Dec 2012
#40
I think much of what you say is valid. At the very least, it is a really ineteresting.
cbayer
Dec 2012
#41
Evolutionary advantage in a social/religious system doesn't mean producing kids, it means...
Moonwalk
Dec 2012
#42
For a long time, people who valued gender equality and wished to belong to a religious group
ZombieHorde
Dec 2012
#20
It goes back to Yahweh's divorce from Asherah. It was apparently a bad breakup.
dimbear
Dec 2012
#21
Or freaked out that they were not in control of the ability to give birth, which is also the ability
Squinch
Dec 2012
#30
It really is hard to imagine that they didn't see the connection, but who knows.
cbayer
Dec 2012
#38