Misogyny Essay

In various types of religions women have been viewed as the downcast, the ones that do not seem to play the biggest roles in religion. Women have been criticized and shown a lack of respect or tolerance in many readings from ancient history; the best example being the story told of Adam and Eve in the Catholic Bible, the reason everything went wrong was due to Eve. In fact, in most religious readings women have been to blame for various failures. Gross makes a bold statement and states that “Misogyny is not the whole story of any religion”, misogyny meaning the hatred against women. Gross makes a good point, but is slightly wrong in my opinion. Misogyny has everything to do with religion. Why and how religion has been formed, has a lot do with the hatred or discrimination against women in various types of Abrahamic religions. Another way of looking at Misogyny is a way of discrimination against women, a way of de-minimizing women for what they truly are. When looking at the world today and how religions have played out, it has not changed a lot from let’s say 30 years ago. Women are not given the same rights as men. For example: why are women not allowed to

It is the women that bring life into this world, raise them and teach them the value of life. In one our reading by Braude “Women are the Backbone of the Church” she states” Women raised money for churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques through bake sales, community suppers, and sewing circles. They embroidered altar cloths, taught Sunday school, prepared festival meals, played the organ, and directed the choir. Perhaps most important, they took their children to their places of worship and educated them in their beliefs.” It is roles such as these that have been overlooked by men in particular that play such a huge role in why religion is still standing