Why do most religions hate women ; I mean they all have a history of hate towards women ?

Answer 1

Middle Eastern faiths tend to. Try looking at other faiths from around the world. The Human Spirit is not limited to a single region that craves global conquest.

Answer 2

Most religions are born out of the Bronze Age or the Axial Age - neither were stellar times for women's rights. It's kind of hard to project modern values back onto ancient cultures; I don't think that's really fair. But one true test of a good religion is going to be it's ability to change, and in the right ways. As society progresses, will it be a force for positive change or will it be a relic of old mindsets?

Celtic societies, for example, were far more egalitarian towards women. So Celtic paganism didn't bear the misogynistic tones of, say, Greek and Roman paganism. By the same token, when St. Patrick introduced Christianity into Ireland, the new Celtic Christianity was exceptionally forward-thinking, with women becoming bishops and all. It was only when Rome sent it's own authorities into Ireland that all that came to a stop.

Bottom line: religions are products of their cultures. If a religion is misogynistic, maybe we need to look at what in the surrounding culture is allowing that impulse to flourish?

Peace to you.

Answer 3

Heathenism doesn't and neither do most of the pagan religions. In ancient Celtic lands women had more rights than women in the 20th century.

In my religion/myths - when All Father Odin leaves the High Seat to travel the earth, it isn't his brothers that stand in for him, it's his wife and Freya gets half of the honored battle slain.

Answer 4

Not all do, but most. Many pagan religions have full respect for the sacred feminine.

It's because most religions are invented by men who want women to keep cooking their dinners and washing their underpants and raising their children so they can go off and think 'deep thoughts' without being bothered by such mundanities as keeping life going.

Answer 5

Wicca doesn't. If anything, it tends to emphasize the power of women over the power of men; after all, the main Divinity is the Goddess, not the God, and in many covens it's the High Priestess who really calls the shots.

Of course, Wicca IS only about 70 years old. We haven't had time to develop a really good hate-on for anybody.

Answer 6

I've often wondered this myself. Its so unjust. Its not just that women are treated as inferior, many fundamental religions advocate harming them. Islam says its acceptable to beat your wife. Chrisitans spank.

Jews, I believe have evolved into a much more equal status. And Wicca is female centered.

Answer 7

Actually, most Neopagan faiths don't have a history of hate towards females. On the contrary, some are female-centric. Just look up "Dianic Wicca".

Answer 8

Yeah, isn't that sad. And even more sad is the fact that women often support these religions because they are beholden to abusive religious nuts for sustenance.
The good news is that those primitive religions are on the wane and more humane forms will follow.

Answer 9

Jesus talked to a Samaritan woman at the well. A.) Samaritans were despised. B) Women were despised in that culture. C.) Loose women were horribly despised. D.) Loose Samaritan women were three strikes and OUT!

Women in that day were thought even less of than slaves. It was through the teachings of the Bible that women were given an equal standing with men--for all are now one in Christ.

Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

The above was the beginning of a revolution of freedom for women. A freedom which has been horribly abused today by both parties.

Answer 10

Try reading a very good book called "Daughter of God" by Lewis Perdue. Will explain a lot.