Look, either you aren’t part of this particular religious practice AND are unaware of how prevalent their influence is, or you’re being deliberately obtuse. Many of us came from traditions that have this sort of practice, or teach these things. As such these teachings have been deeply harmful to us personally. So this does make it very deeply our business. The other issue is these teachings and practices are pervasive, and the people who do this want to impose it on the general culture again making it very much our business.
This is a subculture that stifles girls, that limits their possibilities. Aside from my general concern for other people and their well being, this means that a lot of possibilities are lost because these girls are pressured into roles they may not fit into. And it is also a culture that wants to expand. In their wildest hopes they want women like me, who are the primary breadwinners and who choose not to have children while their husbands stay home, to leave the work force and go back to submit to male headship. In their present state women like me are demonized, creating deep divisions and animosities. This is a problem.
So when asked “what do you think of this? Have you ever participated in this?” then yes, I have a right to comment on it. I’m not going to go into the churches and tell them to stop, but I do have a right to express concern over this.
This is a subculture that stifles girls, that limits their possibilities. Aside from my general concern for other people and their well being, this means that a lot of possibilities are lost because these girls are pressured into roles they may not fit into. And it is also a culture that wants to expand. In their wildest hopes they want women like me, who are the primary breadwinners and who choose not to have children while their husbands stay home, to leave the work force and go back to submit to male headship. In their present state women like me are demonized, creating deep divisions and animosities. This is a problem.
So when asked “what do you think of this? Have you ever participated in this?” then yes, I have a right to comment on it. I’m not going to go into the churches and tell them to stop, but I do have a right to express concern over this.
