All of you have been weighing heavy on my mind

guidomerkinsrules said
they 'can' be unpacked separately as they deal with different targets
BUT
they all stem broadly from cultural patriarchy and religion has been the big engine of most culture
most every culture started with a pantheism and female gods (and bi and fluid gods) were part of those religions
then 3 major religions (or 2 plus 1) became patriarchal monotheisms - - that's not to say judeo/christian & islam 'created' patriarchal issues, but they've certainly perpetuated and exacerbated them
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Of course they did, and they would be wrong for doing so. All religions are made up of people, and people tend to screw stuff up and get things wrong. That's less an indictment of religions and more an indictment of people doing things contrary to religious teachings. It happens all the time. I know this all too well in my experience as a former minister.