Last night, I had another existential crisis. This time about the nature of Jesus and my perception, or non-perception of Him. Then, He directed me to scripture. Again, and spoke. He called Himself "Teacher", basically promised me that it wouldn't be a problem forever, that I would "see" Him. The night before that, He said "hang in there", "don't give upabout this paper I have been agonizing over.
I could stop blogging here, because this is really all that really matters.
Today, I came across an anti-feminist blog. One of the faithful who basically relied on the same few Bible verses to validate being a "help mate" in a way that many would consider codependent (the only reason women exist is to help others: to have kids and stroke their men's egos. As someone who has seen this model in action, it's just a recipe for bad boundaries and well, codependence. Just bad...). As a Christian, I believe, too, in interdependence, and mutual submission however, the key is MUTUAL.
Christians rail against egalitarianism while ignoring the evidence. This particular lady said much about wanting men to stand up and be "real men". What does that even mean?
Hyper masculinity has not only perpetuated sexism (which, don't even get me started!) it has hurt men too. Traditional masculinity has robbed them of coping mechanisms like release of emotions and interdependence which in turn has contributed to higher rates of alcoholism and imprisonment (women seem to wind up in therapy, men in jail), it has robbed them from close, intimate bonds with their children, and other men. Studies, as far as I can see, indicate that someone with a balance of traditionally masculine AND feminine characteristics is healthier.
Anyway. Soapbox. Ugh.
Why is this still a problem?
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