Why is Christianity such a misgoynistic religion?

Answer 1

If you believe in the concept of the Sacred Feminine and the greatest miracle is the miracle of life, men are out of the loop on this. They assist, but do not pareticipate.

Because of this, there is a jealousy and a need to establish men as the driving force.

To this end, women's contributions are marginalized and are placed in a subserviant role.

Since Eve is now painted as the temptress and destroyer or man, they (women) are the enemy and cannot be trusted, using their wiles to ensnare men.

True, some women act that way, but not the majority, but women have to bend to the power that a man exerts, thus the negation.

It's not valid, as it should be more equal, but these thoughts are difficult to alter. Whoever has the power makes the rules.

Answer 2

It seems to me that christianity is archetypal. The closed minded approach to it's own doctrines stigmatise the religion as being dogmatic and pedantic. If you read the bible it has a very different message from the church. The esteem it places on it's rituals are also in my view as a catholic is rather misplaced nowadays and not in keeping with a modern world that has original thinking in its heart. So follows that it's symbolism further makes the structure of christianity rigid and less flexible than it needs to be. So it would be acceptable to believe that to a woman it must be a daunting practice to follow with the importance placed on male characters of the bible and their good deeds, and the women with their bad deeds. I do not believe in the scriptures and think that they are sexist and that in the early days christianity was used as a tool to assert male dominance. So up until very recently this was the accepted view that men domineered over women. It is mysoginistic and this was because of early church leaders attempt to move christianity away from pagan beliefs, while still keeping the people under their influence. Rome, was a very sexist civilisation, and as romans were at the forefront of making christianity popular they may have reinforced their existing beliefs as a way to ensure that any christians would be controlled by the masses flocking to join a new and prospering religion. Thus they made christianity less radical and more inline with their belief system of the time.

Answer 3

It isn't misogynistic. Men and women just have different roles. They only work if both are functioning in them. Read The Gospels. One of the reasons that Jesus and His Disciples were free and able to do what they did was that there was a network of women that helped and supported them. People like Peter's mother in law, Mary and Martha, and a number of others.

One point is that women have undoubted power over men. Just read the apocryphal 1st book of Esdras. This power can be used to encourage and build or to tear down and destroy. Of course, the man should use his abilities to provide, protect and serve. When a man and woman support one another they can achieve far more than each can alone.

Answer 4

It evolved at a time when men knew nothing about how a woman worked. At that time men thought woman became pregnant when the wind blew in a certain direction. I AM NOT JOKING.
As it was men who wrote what became the bible, it was thought woman were incapable of reasoned thought and were basically mens playthings. Unfortunately some of this thought prevails today. By the way, I am a man and my wife and I do everything together without the need for one overiding the other.
We've been doing this for 32 years.

Answer 5

All monotheism is Judaism Christianity and Islam.
Christians tend to have blunted this with the secular notion of equality, there have been many attempts to justify inequality none of which really seem to stand up to scrutiny.

Answer 6

I do not feel hated as a woman and I am Christian. Why do some women find being feminine and ladylike week and offensive? Seriously being equal does not mean being as man like as we can. Being a Lady is freeing.
Peace Be With You,
Debra

Answer 7

Not sure... since it shouldn't be.

There are many incidents of Jesus treating women with respect and compassion... and not as "lesser" creatures.

In the anecdote of Mary and Martha, where Martha was mad because Mary was sitting and listening to Jesus instead of helping in the kitchen, he gently told her to "chill." (Jewish teachers at the time generally did not allow women to do this, but Jesus permitted them to be taught just as the men... this is a BIG thing and a strong case for Jesus' positive view of women.)

In the case of the adulteress brought to him to be stoned, he stood up for her (she had been brought to entrap him -- the man who had committed adultery with her was not brought forward, making it a terrible case of injustice) without coddling her.

He made sure his mom was taken care for by his best friend, when he was about to die; he was oldest, so he needed to make sure someone cared for her, and he looked on her with compassion even when he was suffering.

Women were the first recorded people greeted by angels at the tomb (the men were off "doing their thing" -- but the women loved/missed him and came to the tomb).

In the parable about giving, it was the "old widow" with only two pennies to her name that was credited with holiness above all the rich religious guys with lots of money who only gave when convenient.

Jesus healed locals and foreigners, men and women alike -- respecting their requests when offered out of faith, regardless of gender.

Jesus stood up for the lady who lavished his feet with perfume (out of her love for him), while the men were ridiculing her and calling her foolish.

In fact if you look at the gospel text, women in general seemed to love Jesus. (Which they wouldn't have, if he was misogynist.) It was some of the men [those in religious power] who really despised him and who had these bad attitudes towards women as well.

Most arguments about women in the church come from disagreements over Paul's advice to some local churches at that time, and there's a case that those were circumstances based partly on newly coverted people carrying secular practices into the church setting and thus being disruptive to the services, rather than blanket restrictions on women.

I think it's mostly a case of how some people have chosen to interpret and practice the faith that results in behavior some would label as "misogynist" -- which I think is a loaded question to begin with.

Answer 8

Christianity? What about Shinto, Islam or Judaism. Even NOW would probably classify them as, at least on paper, being more oppressive of women

Answer 9

You know, outside of Wicca, I think a majority of the most popular religions are. I guess it just stems from the caneman days. I don't understand it myself.

Answer 10

I think misogynism stems from men being attracted to women and hating themselves for this "weakness" but, blaming the latter for it, in order to maintain power and control.