I am also a woman of a certain age and agree with all you said. In the past, women were treated as chattel- second class citizens who were the property of males, like a father, boyfriend, husband or boss. Then, through collective and strategic hard work women seemed to enter a new phase of (among other things) independence, respect and b…
I am also a woman of a certain age and agree with all you said. In the past, women were treated as chattel- second class citizens who were the property of males, like a father, boyfriend, husband or boss. Then, through collective and strategic hard work women seemed to enter a new phase of (among other things) independence, respect and being taken seriously. I say “seemed to” since it is now clear that was an illusion.
Now, women are officially second class citizens- again. We have been stripped of our (prior) constitutional right to bodily autonomy, which is now determined by the state in which we live. And, this is just the beginning. As this country is shaped into a christian nationalist state, women (and men) will be expected to live under the religious beliefs of the minority. It’s currently happening in radical red states across the country in new laws about education (what can and can’t be read and taught), whether parents or the state have the right to make medical (gender affirming) decisions for their children etc.
Women’s rights are human rights. Once one starts to decline, so will the other.
I hate the term christian nationalist because it really isn't christian at all. The book, Kingdom Coming," charting the power consolidation was written by someone who may not understand how authentic Christianity is preached. For example, christian nationalists preach that Christianity should permeate every aspect of life. On its face, it is accurate, however, when preached by an authentic Christians, it means every aspect of one's personal life. It does not mean imposing it on other people personal lives. Acceptance of the Gospel is a matter of free choice, not a legal mandate.
The Great Commission wherein Jesus commands his followers to "make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit," taken together with his "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's" actually teaches the separation of church and state, as does Jesus' insistence that his Kingdom is not of this world. Christian nationalists have corrupted the teaching of Jesus to serve their own political ends. They have put themselves in that group that Jesus will reject, "And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ Matt 7:23. In fact, Jesus says their punishment will be very dire indeed because they have misled so many people. If they are not sobered by the actual words of Jesus, they betray that for them the bible is nothing but a weapon to be wielded against "the other."
I am also a woman of a certain age and agree with all you said. In the past, women were treated as chattel- second class citizens who were the property of males, like a father, boyfriend, husband or boss. Then, through collective and strategic hard work women seemed to enter a new phase of (among other things) independence, respect and being taken seriously. I say “seemed to” since it is now clear that was an illusion.
Now, women are officially second class citizens- again. We have been stripped of our (prior) constitutional right to bodily autonomy, which is now determined by the state in which we live. And, this is just the beginning. As this country is shaped into a christian nationalist state, women (and men) will be expected to live under the religious beliefs of the minority. It’s currently happening in radical red states across the country in new laws about education (what can and can’t be read and taught), whether parents or the state have the right to make medical (gender affirming) decisions for their children etc.
Women’s rights are human rights. Once one starts to decline, so will the other.
I hate the term christian nationalist because it really isn't christian at all. The book, Kingdom Coming," charting the power consolidation was written by someone who may not understand how authentic Christianity is preached. For example, christian nationalists preach that Christianity should permeate every aspect of life. On its face, it is accurate, however, when preached by an authentic Christians, it means every aspect of one's personal life. It does not mean imposing it on other people personal lives. Acceptance of the Gospel is a matter of free choice, not a legal mandate.
The Great Commission wherein Jesus commands his followers to "make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit," taken together with his "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's" actually teaches the separation of church and state, as does Jesus' insistence that his Kingdom is not of this world. Christian nationalists have corrupted the teaching of Jesus to serve their own political ends. They have put themselves in that group that Jesus will reject, "And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ Matt 7:23. In fact, Jesus says their punishment will be very dire indeed because they have misled so many people. If they are not sobered by the actual words of Jesus, they betray that for them the bible is nothing but a weapon to be wielded against "the other."