(August 9, 2012 at 12:53 am)Ciel_Rouge Wrote: The discussion point is this: is the church itself merely a tool to promote patriarchy? And not only promote patriarchy but to repress women and their sexuality?
In the end it is a matter of control, no matter if it is about controlling sexuality, behavior, thought etc.
Quote:My question is, was this nonsense invented to repress women and to aberrate otherwise enjoyable human sexual behaviour into a tedious nightmare of obsession and jealousy?
Not only. Inventing an all-seeing and knowable being and writing down an absurd moral code forced scared people into submission in order to preserve a certain culture. The culture came first, these ideas were merely incorporated into the church, because it fit the leaders' agendas. Ultimately it comes down to one thing ans one thing only, power.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
