Patriarchy, Biblical Womanhood, and Men Who Don't Like Women

Disdain for women makes me angry.  Really angry.

There is a difference between men, and even women, who harbor anger toward women, and those who believe that women occupy a cherished position.

There is a difference between men who believe that women should be humiliated, and those who believe that women should be protected and honored for their nurturing role.

There is a difference between men who believe that womanhood is suspect, and those who believe that womanhood is sacred.

And sometimes, on the surface, they can look exactly the same.

There is a movement among Christian groups that I welcome.  Christians of all stripes are re-embracing the concepts of traditional family roles and patriarchy.  It is, in my opinion, a good thing.  I believe that families and individuals are healthier within the context of Biblical roles.  However, not everyone who embraces that structures of patriarchy, and traditional family life, embraces the heart of those approaches.

Sometimes, people just don’t like women.  Sometimes people harbor distrust for women.  Sometimes men don't value womanhood as something sacred to be defended and protected at all costs.  And patriarchy looks pretty good to folks like that.

When movements are new, (or old movements are reviving), all adherents tend to gather together and  jump in the same basket.  It can take a while to sort things out.

We would all do well to resist assuming that the dust jacket unfailingly belongs to the book.

I don’t suppose that this differentiation is any more critical than in the evaluation of a suitor.

My husband made a statement, a week or so ago, that won’t come as a surprise to anyone.  It’s common folk wisdom.  Men are like that aren’t they?  We women analyze and scrutinize, dissect and inspect, and talk ourselves into all sorts of conclusions.  But men are simple creatures, in the very best of ways.  When they see a duck, they call it a duck, and move on.

“The best two ways to evaluate a man are to look at how he treats his mother, and at the words that come out of the mouths of his friends.”

I’ve heard if from him before.  I just don’t always listen.

Perhaps those of us who embrace Biblical womanhood, patriarchy, and traditional family roles, would do well to consider that simple statement.  Healthy, happy, and safe, family life for women who wish to enter into  a traditional Biblical marriage may depend on it.

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