Former President Jimmy Carter Speaks to the Subjugation of Women by Some Religious Leaders
Former president Jimmy Carter, after 60 years membership in the Southern Baptist Church, has left with the following message:
“At its most repugnant, the belief that women must be subjugated to the wishes of men excuses slavery, violence, forced prostitution, genital mutilation and national laws that omit rape as a crime. But it also costs many millions of girls and women control over their own bodies and lives, and continues to deny them fair access to education, health, employment and influence within their own communities . . .
“The truth is that male religious leaders have had — and still have —an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter. Their continuing choice provides the foundation or justification for much of the pervasive persecution and abuse of women throughout the world.”
~ thanks to poet Margaret Randall for sharing these words.
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