– (Just in case some try to argue that women were treated badly in the past but then Jesus made this right, most of these quotes are from the New Testament). While people often comment on the poor treatment of women in Islam, many do not realise that Bible shows just as little respect towards women.
Misogyny In The Bible
“The most catastrophic display of misogyny in all religion lies at the very heart of Christianity—in the story of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was born of a virgin is a fundamental narrative upon which all Christianity is based. It is one that is carried through to Islam, where the Quran holds Mary in great esteem.
The implications of this have historically been devastating to women.
Trump’s Sexism Is Deeply Biblical
…Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ as a virgin, with no man ever having touched her. She is therefore described as pure, chaste, undefiled, innocent—being the product of an “immaculate conception” herself (as per Catholic doctrine), and now hosting God’s immaculate son in her unblemished womb.
What does this mean for women who are touched by men? Are their conceptions corrupted? Are their characters and bodies now impure or unchaste? Have they been “defiled”? Continue reading “Terrible Suggestions from the Bible: Sexism, Genocide, Slavery, Cannibalism Torture, …”
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