>Dear Ecofems; particularly Nicole and Mandy;
I very rarely post to this list because I live way out in the
woods and only check my email once a week or so when I come to town to
the college library.
Can there be a truce between the monotheistic faiths and feminism?
It's an important question. I certainly hope so. Of course there
also needs to be atruce between the monotheistic faiths thamsleves but
that seems to be slowly coming about in the world; though there's
certainly a religious element in the conflicts in the Balkans and
Palestine. I think Angela had a good point that more change might be
effected by trying to work within the established faiths rather than
seeking their outright overthrow and replacement by new ones (or older
ones!) I urge the Christians who read this list to study Christian
feminism. It's a legitimate study, not an oxymoron. I used to be a
fundamentalist myself, I've read the Bible cover to cover at least
twenty times; I assure you it's easy to defend both God imaged as
female, and a concern on God's part for women and the earth from both
Testaments. The fact that it's not the usual slant of the Bible only
makes it stand out all the more and support the claim that the book
has some inspiration over and beyond the cultures it originates from.
As for Judgment Day; it begins with the house of God! C.S. Lewis
called the Magnificat the most terrifying passage in the whole Bible-
a speech by a woman proclaiming God's opposition to the arrogance and
pride of men. And then there's Revelation 11, I believe (it's been a
while!): the day comes "for destroying those who destroy the earth!"
Believers of all faiths must realize the call to spread love, mercy,
and compassion. There is plenty and to spare of judgment for
everyone! I can just see Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, Krishna, Buddha
(just to pick on the men) up there somewhere weeping in each other's
arms and saying "they just don't get it yet, do they?"
-Bob Burns
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