Religion's Treatment of Women

[infidel666]

Why do women of faith accept all the shit?

Brainwashing.

I think it the nature of women to want to be peacemakers and have everyone "get along."

Yay. A stereotype.

So when women are brainwashed from birth that they are inferior and must "submit" to husbands and men in general, their natural inclination is not to rock the boat. However, women have a brain, so I can't understand why women who don't question this theology (or men also.) That said, it is very hard to change beliefs that you are taught from birth and that much of society around the world reinforces. I don't understand why women's groups such as NOW and others don't make this more of an issue. There is a war on women - watch the news and shows like Nancy Grace, etc. to get an idea of all the women each day who are murdered or go missing. I live in SC where we are 1st or 2nd in the number of domestic violence cases in the nation. We are also one of the most religious states in the nation - think there's a connection?

Stockholm syndrome?

I have been told over my lifetime that I am a very intelligent person and I have a Master's Degree to help prove it. Yet when I have been to have my car worked on, some high-school drop-out working at the local garage looks and me and talks to me as if I'm barely intelligent enough to be able to drive a car.

Stop smiling at them.

Not only are the women taught from birth that they are inferior, the men are also taught it from birth. We are also supposed to be eternal virgins, but turn into red-hot mamas during sex, then afterword we are sluts. I also think this idea comes from religious beliefs.

I think it comes from conflicting biological imperatives. From nature's perspective, diversity is the ultimate good., so it helps for men to have lots of sex partners. But it is also helpful if a male protects and raises certain of his children. A male evolved to fulfill both those imperatives is going to have an extremely complex mindset that is going to prejudice any religion he dreams up. A woman evaolved to fit in that framework might also have a weirdo mindset. But I think it is safe to say that all the religious myths about Eve, Persophone, Pandora, etc. were concocted by men.

So... all you atheist and agnostic men go out and promote the belief that women are equal and intelligent

Umm ...