Christianity (Worldwide)
Androgenous Holy Trinity:
"Religion is one of the main tools, and chronologically the first one of them, fitted to perpetuate the victimage mechanism." ~ Paolo Diego Bubbio, Colloquy, Monash University
Many people think that patriarchy is either dead or dying, some think it is actually staging a comeback. It can go one way or the other, but the perpetuation of patriarchy can be averted by continuous improvement of gender balance in all roles of authority, both secular and religious. This may entail, among other things, editing venerable documents (such as the Christian creed written by the Council of Nicea in 325 C.E.) to reflect a new sensitivity about God being neither male-only nor female-only, but both male and female, and infinitely more than just male and female. Even sacred texts such as the Bible may need to be sanitized of patriarchal language, albeit in such a way that the "signal" of revealed truth is amplified without distortion. ~ Mimetic Violence in Patriarchal Religions
Ironically, a ridiculous solution from Solidarity & Sustainability to violence against women is prayer, "It is fitting to conclude with an urgent appeal for prayer, study, and action." And do we really think that religious androgeny in creeds, bibles, and art will stop violence against women? No. It is religion that has to go--a daunting task that may bear fruit, unfortunately, in a future that can't be foreseen. Meanwhile, billions will suffer and die, including men, in the evil name of religion.**Religious violence exacerbates, and often directly leads to, social violence. Recently:
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Rene Girard's Memetic Theory.
Girard excludes Judaism and Christianity from his mimetic theory. Lefebure [5: 19] states that the God of Israel and Jesus' Abba: ... is not a mimetic rival of humans and does not demand sacrificial victims. Instead, God rather expresses solidarity with victims even to the point of dying on the cross. However, violence is no stranger in Christianity. ~ Religion and Violence: the Suffering of Women by Susan Rakoczy
Rene Girard, Colloquium on Religion and Violence
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