Women and the goddess complex

[vfr]

What is it with women and the goddess complex?

Do women have hard time connecting to religion with the monotheists concept of 'God the Father'?

Here are a few sites to give you some background.

http://blogs.camden.rutgers.edu/wpmu...eligion-class/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goddess_movement

http://www.womenpriests.org/classic/swidler3.asp

http://www.goddessariadne.org/whywom...thegoddess.htm

Warning: last site has sexually explicit material.

http://www.goddesstemple.com/

I've always been in favor of worshiping women. (Although have no interest in licking their boots and being whipped.)

I never could understand physical abuse towards women.

Sure I like to make women shake and quiver - but not from beating them.

If someone pisses me off that bad...then for the sake of inner peace...if it doesn't fit I must acquit.

I always thought that without women, life would be very, very, very hard to live.

They say that to be happy you need:

Something to do

Something to look forward to

Someone to love

Someone to love you

Women help fill the void for the love category of this equation.

Sexual cults are becoming more popular now where devotees (usually men) get dominated by women and the men take the abuse from 'the goddess.'

Guess it is nothing new, more of a modern twist on bondage.

But the idea of goddess and devotee used in such sexual relationships is more of a modern development. As the ancient goddesses were in the form of statues and not in the flesh.

What are your views on modern women and the goddess complex?
Take care,


V (Male)

Agnostic Freethinker
Practical Philosopher
AA#2

[Fallibleone]

I agree, goat. I hold doors open for people all the time. You might get one or two women who complain that they're not disabled and that they can open a door for themselves, but I'm not one of them.

Oh, and I have heard it said that every woman is a feminist by default because women have their own wellbeing at heart, just like everybody else. I agree with this. A lot of people see the word 'feminist' and think bra-burning, man-hating harpy in sensible shoes. Not true at all.

Maybe you could explain that to me. About women being feminists by default based on wellbeing at heart.

You're right about the biases of feminism. Unfortunately it's just as credited based on the reactions of some feminists as it was the one's who've provoked it that are to blame. If any group wants respect, they have to be well aware of the actions the rest of the group presents, or the biases become even more powerful against them.

Hmm, I typed a lovely long reply to this and then pressed 'save as draft' instead of 'send'. Anyone tell me where it's gone?