Women. Religion’s longestrunning victims.

[BlackMason]

Then there's Genesis 3:16, where god says that a woman's husband will rule over her.

That's just a metaphor!

A metaphor? With what consequence? What is it's purpose?

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I guess it depends on what your definition of second class citizen is. For me, a second class citizen is someone who is SYSTEMATICALLY discriminated against. They are seen as inferior to their deemed superiors. They do not share the same opportunities socially and economically.

It has been said that having different rules for different genders is not sufficient for labelling a structure as relegating some to second class citizen status. I agree. However, my point of departure is when one says this is not present in the bible. Please notice the all caps and bold above. It is necessary in my view that there be an element of intent. This is what systematically means in the above. The bible intends for women to be less than men.

There are scriptures that say that the head of the woman is the man. It also goes on to say that the head of the man is Christ. Claiming that this is an equal imposition for men is plain stupid. The consequences are vastly different.