(March 19, 2012 at 2:03 pm)Faith No More Wrote: Oh sure ZS, the thought of women staying single and having lots of sex instead of being barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen either frightens or threatens them. Maybe both.
Fundamentally I think there's more. It's a bit more than that Loretta Lynn song "The Pill" (which was banned from the radio in it's day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DcdONaKSQM
When a woman attracts a man it used to be called a woman's power over a man. This is a term that's coming back in style in fundy circles. Men are able to show their power by being taller (remember it used to be shameful for a husband to be shorter than his wife/girlfriend) and showing off that they are stronger but a women isn't allowed to show her power. This power is actually being discouraged in fundimantalism as it was discouraged in society in the past (about 40 years or more ago). The fundies back this up with that hated Bible verse, oh I forgot what it was, perhaps someone else remembers. Anyway I think this is more than just equal opportunity, it's the freedom to exert power.
I have studied the Bible and the theology behind Christianity for many years. I have been to many churches. I have walked the depth and the breadth of the religion and, as a result of this, I have a lot of bullshit to scrape off the bottom of my shoes. ~Ziploc Surprise
