I count myself as a feminist, and am also a Catholic, but I am finding it increasingly difficult to be both.
I sat through a very Christian wedding (much more overtly Christian than I have ever been to before) yesterday, where there were a LOT of references to the bible passage that talks about women submitting to their husbands but men only having to love their wives. I found myself wanting to tell the minister to fuck off, which is hardly a Christian thing to want to do. The man is the head of the household - fuck off. If a man loves his wife and only wants to do the best for her what wife wouldn't submit? - fuck off. Hearing "obey" in the vows - fuck off. Having children is God's will - fuck off. The bride being "given away" by her father - fuck off.
I appreciate that this particular wedding is not typical of Christianity as a whole, and my friend has actively chosen to have this type of ceremony (she was always very sensible back when we were at uni, but "found God" a couple of years ago and I hadn't realised quite how much she's bought into it).
How do other Christian feminists reconcile both viewpoints, or do you find yourself picking and choosing which bits to take from each?
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Is it possible to be a good Christian at the same time as being a feminist?
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SummerHoliDidi · 28/07/2013 19:48
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