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Does it bother you that Christianity is the main excuse they use in this show to justify their enslavement of women. It did at first, but it just seemed too fanatical and full of hypocrisy that I don't think anyone would take it seriously.
I know I'm very late getting into it, but I tried to watch it when it came out. It was too depressing to watch but I've become a derelict since then. It's still hard to watch but it's a great show!
I mean... they make fundamentalists look like hippies.
What bothers me is that Christianity has historically and is still used to oppress and control women. That the handmaid's tale leans heavily into this hurts because I love my faith, but I got to admit is not far off the mark - even if Jesus never taught or supported it in the first place.
Uh-huh...it certainly can be.
But let me share an anecdote from a Christian female friend. Who asked me about marital Norms in UK compared to her country. Basically she described the expectation in her country after marriage is a wife must accept sex with her husband even if she doesn't want to because as Paul said himself a wife must submit to her husband.
Now hopefully we understand that is wrong. But...it is one example of the pervasive power of patriarchy and misogyny in Christian societies. Certain Christian denominations still do not think women can be religious leaders...I mean seriously...of course women are still controlled in Christian societies!
Possibly...but that doesn't predicate a need to reflect, repent, and grow. Attempts at shifting the blame are cowardly. As Christians we need to own our legacy.
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Sounds like you do not know how to process no quantifiable data. Fair enough. I have read Ephesians and if I truly believed Christianity was misogynistic at its heart I wouldn't be a Christian. I also am not saying that Christianity leads to rape.
But you are kidding yourself if you believe women enjoyed anything like the freedoms like voting, working...or not being treated as extensions of family property in the past in Christian lands. We need to accept and acknowledge that.