Why do most organized religions perceive women as basically wicked or sinful, unless controlled|?

Answer 1

Some religions, teach women, (as well as men) that it is self control that is important.
When you say 'most', could you give at least 20 legitimate examples of what you mean?

Answer 2

Because of Eve in the Garden of Eden. She gave into temptation and thus is viewed as the reason we are no longer in paradise. She also led her partner into temptation by eating the apple.

Basically from this that's why they veiw women as wicked or sinful.

Controlled wise, that's the view of most religions because if they had a choice the women would never have a choice. That's why back in the days women basically had no rights and men were head of the house hold. That's also why the muslim women wear the things over their head as to not lead men into temptation. It's also why the Catholic church condems women.

Answer 3

Early polytheist cultures had women in major goddess roles. Isis was a major goddess, as was Cybele [a Persian goddess]. I personally believe the Jewish movement tried to take control over the women based on the goddesses of the polytheistic beliefs. Most of the Jewish stories changed roles from female to male making a point about males doing battle and other such things.

Sinful - not really. The early cultures [religious ones] used women to sway men from other cultures and had goddess cults based on prostitution - more or less. It was called sacred prostitution. The early civilizations did not know about transmitted diseases and of course blamed women for the problem.

Answer 4

Most organized religions forbid people to relieve stress in any way other than bossing around or injuring someone who's weaker. Most women are physically smaller and weaker than most men, so it's easier for men to boss women around than vice versa.

Also, the male ego got into religion just like it got into everything else. Most men want to have the right to sleep around as much as they like, but they don't want "their" women to have the same right. This is the reason for a lot of the stupid religious rules about sex and relationships. It should be noted that this stems from a fact of human nature (the male ego) and infected religion, not the other way around. I know I like to point out the problems with religion, but non-religious men are also capable of making double-standard rules for men versus women.

And the whole Adam-and-Eve thing is baloney. If the story is even true (which I don't believe), Adam could have said "No" when Eve offered him the apple. She didn't exactly hold a gun to his head and force him to eat it. Furthermore, if [G]od didn't want people to eat fruit from that particular tree, then why did he leave it out where they could reach it? That's like the parent of a 2-year-old saying, "Don't eat any cookies" and then leaving the cookie jar in plain sight, within easy reach of the child.

Answer 5

Fear. Women have the ability to create life, a power which puts them in direct competition with whatever deity (or deities) their church worships. So, if Priests, Holy Men, etc. want you to pay attention to them and hold their "Creator" above everything else they must put women down and try to control them. If they didn't you might listen to your Mom and not the guy behind the pulpit.

Answer 6

Because most religions were modified by internal politics... In a way to justify wars... hatred... to control...

Religion, as soon as it comes out of its little pure circle usually becomes a tool, to a certain extend, of a group of elitists...

PS: Yes i am religious

Answer 7

That's how we Mormons view women. But they can redeem themselves by bearing lots and lots of babies to raise their husbands' social status.

It's basically a way for men (the bigger sex) to maintain power and control sexual access to women.

Answer 8

I think it goes back to Adam and Eve. Eve made Adam eat the fruit that got them kicked out of Eden therefore giving women a bad rap. He didn't have to eat that damn apple.

Answer 9

This obviously doesn't apply to Christianity or Judaism. Our holy book describes everyone as equally lost in sin. Women are not singled out for this status.

Answer 10

There are still some matriarchal societies. Very interesting to read how men took control of women.