Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Are Women Oppressed?

Over the event of the week, Henry Makow wrote an article for his blog talking about the man who recently walked into a health club and killed some of the women in the club, then took his own life. The main point of Revenge of an Unloved Man is how feminism has subverted gender roles. Instead, the world is being taught women to view their natural roles as "oppressive" and to seek careers instead. I read some of the first responses to his article, then commented myself. I wrote:
“When a society teaches you, "It's all about me," most women don't even realize what they are doing. The feminist brainwashing runs deep and can only be changed by knowing Jesus Christ. Even then it takes a lot of de-programming before a woman can see the truth. Until women begin to follow the Biblical example of a woman, and men take their roles back, more incidents like that of George will happen again.”
Well, a funny thing transpired by that little note. A man who read my comment followed my website link and found the new article I placed in the article listing titled The Decline in Male Leadership. He then wrote me this interesting letter.
“Stumbled onto your site, thought you might want to consider an important point in considering the the absence of "male leadership." Essentially, it's illegal, literally. A women in a marriage has total legal control and can toss him out on the street. I am a single white professional male of the North American Baptist faith and many of my married peers are more terrified of their wives than anything else. Conversations I overhear in the course of the day boarder on "yes sir, no sir." I find it both hilarious and sad that women complain men show no leadership in this climate.

We DO NOT value or promote male leadership. Why would a serious man who values a true commitment that involves exercising leadership in the home, as my Dad did, pursue such a thing now? Women will be pursued when they are worth pursuing. Thanks for your time.”
S.M.
I responded with this letter:
“I couldn't tell if you were upset with me, or just stating the facts. I think you were just stating the facts.

My husband is a police officer and he's asked to attend a meeting for his department that discusses family affairs. Sorry that I can't recall the name of it right now, but it mainly focuses on abuse within families. The council is made up entirely of women and it's quite apparent by the way they talk that they hate men. When he gets back from the meetings, he's so freaked out by how they're run and what their objective is. I'm sure it's the same in every county in the country.

I've been following Henry Makow for the last few years and read his book Cruel Hoax: Feminism and the New World Order. He mentions in it how feminism is something Communism uses to gain control of the family - which will ultimately permit them to take control of the world. Since Communism is Satanic to start with, it's the perfect way to unravel the family. You may already understand that, since you were in Henry's site to start with.

It is a sorry thing what has happened to male/female relationships. Women are definitely in the driver seat in relationships. The Church hasn't done anything to fix it. The few women who do adhere to the design God has placed on the family are few and far between - and viewed as being extreme. Unless you live in a state that has a Mennonite/Brethren influence, you probably won't find someone like that. The closer you live to a big city, you're unlikely to find it at all.

You are right - we do not promote male leadership - but women are still worth pursuing. Can't live with them, but you can't live without them! And one doesn't come around when you have your life focused on finding one. I didn't find my husband until I stopped actively looking and placed it in God's hands. Being in church is the best place to find the right kind of woman.

Thanks for visiting my site.”
I hope I haven't lost you yet. He wrote me this last letter.
“This being a "hot button" issue for many of us men; my apologies if the tone of the email was overly blunt. What your husband observed at his meetings are attitudes I all to sadly see in the women around me over the years. For the record I am the son of a former minister in the North American Baptist Assoc. and was fortunate (or perhaps unfortunate...) to grow up in a home where Christian leadership was not a theory, but rather a practice. My Mom married my Dad almost certainly NOT for money, but rather for his obeying God before man (he felt called to the ministry at 16!). I will not settle for anything less in marriage; but you are sadly all too correct at the scarcity of such women today!!

I personally believe that the fatal error of the church was not taking a decisive biblical stand for men's leadership in the home, as the divorce tidal wave got rolling in the secular world. My Dad DID take a stand with his flock. Folks in the pews "shacking up" were told to come back married. He preferred to please God and not man. As many churches prefer to fill the pews (and the offering plate), I do not hear such sermons today. We guys REALLY do pay attention by the way, we just talk about it less.

Thanks for your time.

Respectfully, S.M.
I’m sharing these letters, because I hope they send a message. Our world has created a fangled web to live in, but we still need to stand for the Truth - in our home and in our church. In the next few years, the turn to Socialism is only going to make the situation worse. The present administration is encouraging mothers to return to school, which only means there will be more emphasis on career. When a married woman lives outside of God's will, she can pretty much plan on having her life become complicated. Balancing home and career is very complicated, plus it creates independent-minded women. Which means you convince yourself you can live without your man.

So to close, please stop by my website to read the article I mentioned. The statistics are a real eye-opener.