Religion and Gender Equality
Does anyone else think that the major churches are against gender equality? We know that the Catholic church believes the woman’s role in a relationship is as a stay-at-home mother; but what about other churches collective attitudes?
This question is a pivotal one and more important than even feminists probably realise. European scholars in the last few hundred years have been predicting the demise of the church as science and rationality take hold and push superstition out of the way. Yet religion and the church have managed to hang on and still look strong. If they really are against gender equality, then their existence effectively is working against women being equal members of society.
So the question is whether or not women will rebel against organised religion and the very subtle persecution they have suffered up to now. Only time will tell, but for the moment it seem the atheists and feminists have something in common.
