It makes no mention at all of the FORB or indeed of religion. “Morality yes, religion no," she said. A conclusion which is completely illogical from a perspective of the continuance of humanity and again demonstrates the inversion of reality by the delusive mentality of monotheistic religions. ‘The cow’.). Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The God of the gaps as it has been characterized as. The monotheistic prejudice against women, and the subsequent drift or rather descent into misogyny has been noted earlier, with regard to the torture and burning of alternative women healers alleged to be witches by the Catholic Inquisition. He belongs to all that He has created, and to foster a belief in “us” and “them” is to divide humanity, not unite it. Women's rights and freedoms were established through the leader's wishes for Iran to become a more modern, European-style country. “Wives and mothers needed to vote. “It came down to this matter of race, of white women feeling that they had a prerogative and privilege over black people. The manufacture of male creation myths and the denial of a prominent place in religious, political and communal life to women was done in order to consolidate and continue the complete social subordination of the female gender to the male.
Why Religion Opposes Female Rights. It does not even contain a standard non-discrimination provision calling for no discrimination based on religion or another status.” Generally speaking, the two seem to take insufficient account of one another, which can lead to the perception of them as contesting rights. Even Jesus will not claim to be Christian, but will only proclaim the glory of the Father. As a woman seeking ordination (myself), it's really humbling and inspiring to be in a line of women who put their faith into action," said Sears. It is also now known that all the vital mitochondrial DNA in a human being is inherited solely from the female. Using arguments based on biblical texts and accusing suffragists of being immoral, opponents said that Eve’s subservience to Adam in Genesis was divinely ordained, she said. Human rights doctrines, conventions, and treaties that hold up the right to FORB generally do not mention women’s rights. ), “Let your women keep silent in the church for they have no permission to speak; but they are to be under obedience as it is said in the law.” (1 Corinthians 14 v 34.).

Thank you for your kind comments Rob. Yet the originators of monotheism were particularly anxious to conceptually reverse this natural biological predominance and claim the opposite – that women emerged from the body of a man! For questions, contact Sally Morrow.
RELIGION versus WOMEN’S’ RIGHTS. It protects believers not beliefs. Support for religious freedom often appears to be in conflict with women's rights both in the United States and abroad.

1877 Woman's Suffrage amendment first introduced into U.S. Congress. "It's really important that women know that other women were standing with them for years and years in their fight to be treated fairly. © Copyright 1996-2020 Unitarian Universalist Association.All Rights Reserved. I’m both mesmerised and disgusted by everything you’ve written and quoted. Abolition Movement: Women's Rights Movement: Temperance Movement: 1840 Elizabeth Cady Stanton meets Henry Stanton in the home of her cousin, philanthropist and reformer, Gerrit Smith.