Sadly, this perfectly describes feminists and their allies within Christianity. Their hatred and contempt for men and boys is as apparent there as anywhere else, and not only do they see themselves as “virtuous” for having the right hatreds as secular feminists do, they see themselves as virtuous in the Christian sense, and will blather about “love for God and neighbour”, “forgiveness” etc. from a moral highground.
Quite simply, to them males, and particularly the historically patriarchal church, are and always have been “oppressers”, so hatred of them is a Christian virtue.
Even now, in the era when most denominations have admitted women to all positions of power (er… “leadership”), they claim “oppression” as much as ever. Opposing the alleged “oppression” (with a “look at me”) is always a virtue and dissent is unmentionable.
Succinctly summed up as “The Christian churches are simp factories”. 😅
Yes, Stephen, but I think that you're referring to the many highly SECULARIZED Christian churches--which is to say, churches that seek legitimacy (and members) in a secular world by translating theology into the secular terms of fashionable political ideologies and even pop psychology. There are still a few Christian churches that have not succumbed to the seduction of secular ideologies, all of which promote hatred (a worldview that revolves around hatred and revenge) instead of love (a moral ideal of self-sacrificial love).
Hi Paul, while I agree with you about there still being churches that don't bow to secular ideology in order to fill pews (I attend one), there is still the problem of gynocentrism in the church as a whole. I've counseled several men who belong to more traditional churches who were summarily castigated and even ostracized by their clergy and congregations the moment the wife made complaints or accusations about them. I think it's fundamentally the same gynocentrism that underlies feminism. As they say, the safest thing that clergy can do from the pulpit is bash men and elevate women. That applies to every church I know about.
Sadly, this perfectly describes feminists and their allies within Christianity. Their hatred and contempt for men and boys is as apparent there as anywhere else, and not only do they see themselves as “virtuous” for having the right hatreds as secular feminists do, they see themselves as virtuous in the Christian sense, and will blather about “love for God and neighbour”, “forgiveness” etc. from a moral highground.
Quite simply, to them males, and particularly the historically patriarchal church, are and always have been “oppressers”, so hatred of them is a Christian virtue.
Even now, in the era when most denominations have admitted women to all positions of power (er… “leadership”), they claim “oppression” as much as ever. Opposing the alleged “oppression” (with a “look at me”) is always a virtue and dissent is unmentionable.
Succinctly summed up as “The Christian churches are simp factories”. 😅
I gave up on churches years ago: even the male-led churches fear women more than they fear God.
This is true. Even the ‘pastors’ obey their wives and women generally and ignore God.
True, but at least they hate other men!
There’s always some virtue in that!
lol
Yes, Stephen, but I think that you're referring to the many highly SECULARIZED Christian churches--which is to say, churches that seek legitimacy (and members) in a secular world by translating theology into the secular terms of fashionable political ideologies and even pop psychology. There are still a few Christian churches that have not succumbed to the seduction of secular ideologies, all of which promote hatred (a worldview that revolves around hatred and revenge) instead of love (a moral ideal of self-sacrificial love).
Hi Paul, while I agree with you about there still being churches that don't bow to secular ideology in order to fill pews (I attend one), there is still the problem of gynocentrism in the church as a whole. I've counseled several men who belong to more traditional churches who were summarily castigated and even ostracized by their clergy and congregations the moment the wife made complaints or accusations about them. I think it's fundamentally the same gynocentrism that underlies feminism. As they say, the safest thing that clergy can do from the pulpit is bash men and elevate women. That applies to every church I know about.