Monday, February 14, 2011

What is the Christian view of feminity?

The Christian view of feminity is clearly outlined in the very first few chapters of the Bible. Firstly, in Genesis, God makes it clear that both male and female equally bear the image of God, HOWEVER they bear it differently and uniquely. Society today have horridly morphed and degraded the wonderful system that God originally intended for his "gendered" children. Radical feminists, and unfortunately now society in general, focuses on the "differently and uniquely" part of creation and removes the whole basis for the difference. That first God did make both man and female equal and that our uniqueness in bearing His image is in fact a wonderful blessing! How boring and incredibly inefficient for God to make two different genders with the same make up, roles, and purpose? This is similar to a CEO of a baking company only hiring employees that can gather buy and produce the ingredients for the baked goods he wants to sell! Yes, they are great employees and are talented in what they do but that business will ultimately fail if the CEO doesn’t hire other employees to fulfill a different purpose of mixing, baking and decorating the baked goods. Though these other employees serve a unique purpose, they are equal and just as important as the others. Just as God's creation of man and women. Additionally, God outlines general tasks for men and women to do, but he also assigns to the genders to more specific tasks. God intends for the women the sacred and vitally important role of nurturing, helping, giving life (not just literally/physically) and also being a warrior for her family. Although can be primarily seen in raising children and caring for her husband, feminism defies this ideal and instead labels it as stifling and oppressive! When for these roles and purposes (not just in the home mind you but in fulfilling these special roles in every place and relationship) was women created! Going back to my baked- goods company analogy, this rebellion is similar to if the employees who only baked all of a sudden decided to stop baking and now only gather and buy ingredients. Although relationships and raising a family should not be a women's only occupation this beautiful balance between male and female and their equality in bearing the image of God should be celebrated and enjoyed! Unfortunately however, feminism (the prominent radical generalization), just like any other man- made ideal, twists his divine balance into a selfish battle for the self.

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