--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I tend to agree with Rama that it is actually > *easier* for a woman to realize enlightenment > than it is for a man. It's not a value judge- > ment; it's an energetic thing. But it doesn't > seem to happen as often as it should, and I > personally think that one of the reasons is the > encapusaltion of sexual bigotry into religion. > If a society that is run by men wants to *keep* > being run by men, how do you pull that off? > Easy. You just make the superiority of men and > the subservience of the women a part of the > dogma of the prevalent religion. Look at the > Catholic Church. Look at India. > **** Islam should be added in your list as the number one of religions that have made the subservience of the women a dogma to keep men in their position of superiority and control over women. I think largely the problems of violent fanaticism is due to the subordinate position of women. That kind of women cannot raise healthy children, who can adopt in adulthood independent clear moral reasoning and who have no need to subjugate others to feel good about themselves. I just read in a magazine an interview of dr.Salman Asif. He was born in Pakistan and is working as a consultant in Britain in the Ministry of the Interior on non-violent crisis resolution. The article dealt with honour realated violence that is prevalent in Islam cultures. In the article he brings out many oddities (to me terrible features) in the moral reasoning related to women in Pakistan. For example a raped woman has to bring to court as witness four men or eight women. If she cannot, she will be put in prison. 70% of the prisoners in Pakistan are raped women! I felt myself sick and nauseous after reading the article. Irmeli ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
