Christian men are very insecure. Once they snag a woman, the goal is to convince them to submit. Women must be kept under their thumb at all times. Physical abuse isn’t necessary as emotional, psychological, and religious abuse are usually much more effective.
Below are some methods whereby Christian men accomplish this:
- Make lots of babies. After all, this is her ONLY purpose in life. Right?
- Make the woman homeschool them.
- Keep her nice and plump so no other men look at her.
- Buy her books about being a “Christian” mother.
- Make her wear frumpy clothes.
- Encourage her to have a benign hobby like scrapbooking, Pampered Chef, etc.
- Send her to Beth Moore conferences.
- Demean her. After all, she IS beneath you.
- Buy her new kitchen appliances so she gets the hint.
- Break her spirit.
I’m sure there are other methods I’m unaware of, but you get the picture.
That's an interesting take. And as a bible college student, I was just writing a satire of this. People joke about women in the kitchen because that's the way that most people see the roles of men and women in the church. However, Men are called to respect their wives and love them just like Christ loves us. Have they always been the best? Probably not. We're human and someone will always put a Christian Label on an un-christian thing. I feel like everyone is just waiting for me, as a Christian, to screw up. Then again, joke's on them, because it proves that I'm human, and God is that much greater.
ReplyDeleteGoing to a school that is considered conservative, we never consider ANY of these things that you've mentioned okay. Women are God's final creation in the bible. They say even that we are the pinnacle of creation because of the beauty we can posses.
It's easy to take quotes out of context. But it's hard to hear the truth. Because most of the time, the truth is really beautiful, which sucks when you want to point fingers at it.
I attended a conservative Christian university as well. Actually, two of them. I was a going to school the be a preacher. I understood the intended role of women in the church. I taught these concepts.
ReplyDeleteThe truth of the matter is the Old Testament gives one view of women as essentially property and the New Testament (mainly the words of Paul) gives us a slightly, more civil understanding of the role of women. Neither is empowering. Neither is humane.
Paul was a mere man. A man cannot speak for a supernatural deity. His perspective on women was his alone. That's why I take it with a grain of salt. Women and men are equal beings and neither should be above the other simply because of what they may or may not have between their legs.
Yes, women are beautiful beings. On that we agree.
Well I would just really like to say a few things... NON of what you described in your list of 10 things describes a real christian man. I am a proudly proclaimed christian man, and would never even dream of doing those things to my wife, except maybe send her to a beth moore class if she wanted.
ReplyDeleteChristian men are very insecure. (You need to change this to People are very insecure) Once they snag a woman, the goal is to convince them to submit. (No not really, if so you have NOT dealt with a true Christian) Women must be kept under their thumb at all times. (NO not the truth at all, if my wife wants to go and do something with her friends or whatever so be it, it is NOT my job to control her, (this is stated many times in the bible). Physical abuse isn’t necessary as emotional, psychological, and religious abuse are usually much more effective. (If a man does ANY type of abuse, he is NOT a real man, nor is he a Christian. If a man abuses a women and claims to be a Man or a Christian he is neither, as a real Christian has a relationship with Jesus Christ, in which they would not do ANY of the previously mentioned).
Below are some methods whereby Christian men accomplish this:
1. Make lots of babies. After all, this is her ONLY purpose in life. Right? (No wrong, the purpose of anyone on this earth is to serve the Lord you God with all your heart mind and soul, if they believe this they have a twisted mind and are not Christians)
2. Make the woman homeschool them. (No not the case, there is not reason for this, not does it mention anything in the bible about this, therefore not a Christian practice)
3. Keep her nice and plump so no other men look at her. (No not true at all, this is not to say go and dress like a slut, but have your wife dress however they want, now if they are dressing in maybe a fashion that you believe is to revealing, then consult with her about that, do NOT try to rule over her)
4. Buy her books about being a “Christian” mother. (This is good yes, but only if the wife wishes to have those books, if so fine, if not OK)
5. Make her wear frumpy clothes. (I do not even know what “frumpy” means, but I would assume u mean old or ugly or something of that nature, once again I reiterate if a man tries to control the way his wife dresses he is not a true man, or Christian)
6. Encourage her to have a benign hobby like scrapbooking, Pampered Chef, etc. (This once again is stupid as she can have any hobby she likes)
7. Send her to Beth Moore conferences. (this is fine if the wife wishes to go to a conference, if not so be it, it is not a bad thing or a good thing)
8. Demean her. After all, she IS beneath you. (THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, if ANY man does this he is NOT A MAN, NOR IS HE A CHRISTIAN, he is a grade A duchebag, and NOTHING MORE, a real Christian will try to make them feel better about themselves)
9. Buy her new kitchen appliances so she gets the hint. (Only do this if it is an actual need so the husband or wife can cook, or if that is something she is passionate about)
10. Break her spirit. (I pray that damned is the man who does this, he is NOT a real man, he is a worthless piece of crap, and deserves to rot in hell, anyone who tries to do this is retarded, no TRUE Christian would attempt to do this)
I’m sure there are other methods I’m unaware of, but you get the picture.
(Yes I get the picture, you have had bad experiences with men who call themselves Christians, but do not truly have a relationship with Jesus Christ, I am sorry that you have had to go through what you have, and I ask that you do not make that assumption of all Christian males as I was HIGHLY offended by that, and I do pray that the men you have had bad experiences with will get themselves straightened out, and that you will experience a true Christian man, not just some duchebag who calls themselves Christian but is not.)
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thanks for pointing out obvious sexism in christianity, and thus our indoctrinated society. Most people can't fess up to female oppression, because they are weak people. keep up the good work!!!! you got me hooked on this blog//
ReplyDeleteIf you added physical abuse to the list then this article would be a more accurate depiction of a Muslim woman's life. - Just saying
ReplyDeleteDave
dave, white men beat women more than anyone else.
ReplyDeleteobviously, the author here has an ax to grind. i'm guessing she was mistreated by a man and mistakenly now attributes the characteristics of this 'christian man' to all men, or all Christians. in my experience, people are this outspoken against Christianity usually . .
ReplyDelete1)have not studied Christianity
2)have not read the Bible
3)have not attended church, or met with Christians to discuss these issues.
4)have not thought to understand 'WHY'
. . .because clearly, if they had, they wouldn't be talking this way.
To the author: I'm sorry you were mistreated in your life by someone purporting to be a Christian, but Christianity is also about forgiveness. If you can forgive your enemy, you can have greater peace.
People who have problems with followers of all Abraham religions have one horrible problem:
ReplyDelete1- They read
Instead of suggesting to others to read the sexist, racist, war-mongering christian bible, how about you go out and read some Noam Chomsky. Christians love war so much they consider murderers (soldiers) heros. They hate women so much they just want them to be pregnant cows (virgin mary) or whores (%90 percent of all other women mentioned in bible). I bet you think jesus was born in december and have no idea what the apocrypha is. I also bet you sold mineral rights for you land away cause you don't care about the future. Cause any group who truly believes the future is going to become war infested and food will be scarce no matter what we do, shouldnt have any say in anything cause they are lazy pieces of shit that have given up and want everyone else to give up with them. All religions should die. Eventually everyone who has neanderthal ideals will die, so with that the king of em all, religion who has fueled sexism, predestination, slavery, all financial oppression, oppression of arts, oppression of facts, science, literacy, good health for the masses and so on.