Jan 03, 2008 12:53
Father Abraham had many sons... who culturally isolated and subjugated women to second class status. Silenced their voices. Destroyed female deities. Hid women away from the world, restricted their movement and kept them uneducated. Removed parts of their genitalia so sexual intercourse would not be pleasurable for them. Sold them like cattle or murdered them as infants for being less valuable than males. Through the ages permanently established the inequality, made feminism a dirty word, eliminated reproductive rights, frowned upon sex (acts of love) and glorified violence. As well as consistently told women their bodies are ugly and that is all they have to offer.
Religion as a tool of slavery with discrimination embedded in the bureaucracy.
Respect must be reciprocal.