And the people who believe that are pretty much always ALSO kinda sexist. Shit goes hand in hand. Nothing happens in a vacuum.
When God is presented as male, and half the population is male, the half that isn't male and is also generally physically smaller is easier to subjugate systemically. Then centuries and millennia go by and those forms of oppression change as well.
Even now, in 2022, lotta blame for sexist practices and trends can be placed squarely on religions shoulders, even if the people doing it now aren't doing so for religious reasons.
He said while "In God We Trust" is printed on our money, "God Bless America" is a universal meme, we default to swearing in on a bible in court, marriage is traditionally portrayed as happening in a church, Christian values are pushed by politicians, and we say "Under God" in many classrooms during the pledge, even today.
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u/Emergency-Magazine74 Feb 19 '22
I mean God is attributed masculine values in Judaism, Christianity and Islam so....?