Even though there are several things I disagree with you about, I want you to know that I do believe that there is some common ground between secular feminism and biblical femininity. I also think that you are one of the best example of a Christian woman who knows where to draw the lines. I only began this thread because of your suggestion. I knew there would be men that were hostile and even women who are more secular than Christian in this conversation, but I think you bring a godly balance and I thank you.
I don't actually believe that. We have, on average, some differences (the average man has better spatial awareness, the average woman better language skills) but those averages don't represent the breadth of both genders and are meaningless when applied to individuals.
I respectfully disagree. If men and women thought alike there would be no sexual abuse. Women assume men think like them and we do not which is why so many silly women get seduced. A Christian man, however, should not think like a pagan. We are all (men and women Christians) called to be transformed by the renewing of our minds.
I don't think so. That's the whole point of feminism; the world can change, the world has changed, the world will continue to change, and we can influence that change in positive ways.
The only way the world can be changed is by the new birth of Christ brought into the hearts of unregenerate people. This is why the Great Commission is the only task Christ gave the Church. Political activism is only a temporary change, and will always fall back when despotic leaders resume power. The only hope that is a sure hope is Christ returning and transforming the world. All else is vanity.
Sure; but defining contemporary feminism by some comments made in the 70s is just as silly as defining contemporary Christianity by, say, comments made by Luther and Calvin. They're part of how we got here, but they don't define where we are now.
"Contemporary" has a implication of temporary and superficial. Contemporary is meaningless. Christianity at its core does not change, for the core of Christianity is Christ and His Holy Spirit. Likewise, the core of feminism has not changed. The core I am thinking of is the good part, not bad. The right for women to be respected and not abused.
Yeah, back to conspiracy theories... I believe in grassroots movements, the church is, in its way, a grassroots movement which got successful.
Grassroot movements, like actual grass, can not grow without being watered. Every movement that began as a "grassroots" had someone finance and support it. Even your example of Christianity being a grass root movement would not have grown and prospered if someone did not support it. That someone is God. If Christ were not God and just another human leader, it would have fallen away.
I'm not sure what you're accusing me of here, making mention of a broken home and Satan and all the rest of it, but you're way out of line. If you can't converse with some basic courtesy and respect, I'll consider the conversation over.
I am sorry for the confusion of my last statement. I knew when I was writing it that I was not clear. I once said to my wife that all people out of Christ were Satanists. She rebuked me and said she knew what I meant, but such wording would cause confusion. I meant that all people who have not accepted the gift of life in Christ through the new birth retain the fallen nature, which is Satanic. Satanism implies a conscious worship of Satan, which most people do not do.
All children are born with the knowledge of right and wrong. That knowledge is given by God and is in their conscience. As we grow older our conscience can be seared and hardened so we stop knowing right and wrong consciously. All children know that they should have a father and a mother. All children know that the mother is the primary caregiver of children. That is God given and God ordained. Feminists want to reject that truth. When parents divorce, children know that it is wrong which is why they always hope their parents will get back together. You may say that the job of the breadwinner is culturally defined, but it is not. Am I saying that woman can't be a breadwinner? No. I am not. However, that is not the order of creation, and children know this in their hearts. So when I used the term "broken" this is what I mean. The children see it as broken. Can the children overcome? Of course, they can. Every family is dysfunctional is some way so all children have to overcome something when they grow up.
While I want to look at the upside of feminism, I will not close my eyes to the downside, either. Secular feminism has been a stepping stone to accepting blended families, for example. Blended families always fail, because the children know that the step siblings are not actually their siblings. Secular feminism has been a stepping stone to redefine marriages into all kinds of bizarre arrangements, and they are all detrimental. Children adopted into homosexual marriages become more dysfunctional with more emotional problems. I have read a study on the matter, but I don't need a study to know what common sense says.