What religion is the greatest oppressors of women today?
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My opinion, based on 4 years of political science degree:  Islam, some religions practiced in India (don't know if it's Hinduism or Buddhism that practices the below unspeakables) and some religions in Africa.  In some nations that practice Islam, it is legal to kill a woman in your family if she dishonors you family.  It is called an "Honor Killing".  In India, the practice of "Bride Burning" is not uncommon and happens when the groom is offended by the worth of the dowry (like a wedding gift for marrying someone's daughter) - he or his kin will sometimes catch the Bride and light her on fire.  In many Arabic, Indian and African societies (I'm not sure if these are religious phenomenons or are cultural), the practice of Female Circumcision or Female Genital Mutilation is widely practiced.  When the female reaches the age of maturity (often around 11-14) some leader cuts of her labia and clitoris so she will not be able to experience sexual pleasure.  They often do not use pain killers and some even die when they bleed to death.  Hard to believe but yes, this is all true.  Do some researching.
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I think it sounds more like societal rules that got slipped into a religious text than religious rules.  I can't see that any god would disdain a woman who has worshiped him/her whole-heartedly if she happens to die during her time of "uncleanliness," which is a teaching of the Catholic church of medieval times.  Hearing that always made me sick inside.\n\nThe Judaic view towards women (including Jews, Christians and Muslims in that one) was one of the things that pushed me away from any of those religions.  I can't imagine not being the independent, intelligent, outspoken, beautiful woman that I am, which all of those religions seem to preach should be discouraged.  I NEED no man; I will allow men to share my life, but that's share, not control.  I am smart enough to control myself, thanks very much to any man who think he could do better, including any gods.
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As long as Islam is there religion there is no cure.... They can't have sex (much), they can't jerk off, they make their women cover themselves from head to toe, and they live in the middle of the crappiest, most desolate, sand filled place on Earth. Its no wonder that they're pissed off all the time.
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I would think they are Hindu...\n\nThe male dominated Hindu society would not allow the woman to decide the "religion" or the "up-bringing" of the offsprings.  Hinduism is more "Macho" than Christianity.  Christ's message is on the "female" or compassion/nurturing side of the Male personality and most of his early followers were women.  The ones who stood with him at the cross were the "holy women" and John, the Mystic.  Paul was not as "enlightened" and the later Roman Catholic Church" and the "male dominated" fundamentalist movements chose Paul's writings as the "organizational" structure.  It is Paul (a murderer) who places women at a disavantage in the Christian Churches.  John is the one that I like and now, Thomas and Mary Magdalen, finally...read their "Gospels" for an enlightment.  \n\nHinduism, with its "business of religious" paradigm,  is in a constant expansion mode and with India, because  of their "huge" population it becomes a "political" necessity.   Religion and the many feasts are used by the government and Chamber of Commerce "Diaspora" philosophy of marketing the culture through the religion.  Multi nationalist capitalists and the demons of  "Greed" and "lust for power" (called Mammon) that is "capitalism" does the same with Western  (evangelical) Chrisitanity  in other countries.  Now we have other Cultures (Hindu and Islamic)  with a religious spearhead,  expanding into our (stolen) territory in North America at least,  much as the Islamic empires of the Mediteranean are expanding into Europe, even as far as Russia,  with the Muslim religion spearhead, trying to "change the laws" under the "guise" of "freedom of Relgion".\nIn Canada, there is a Muslim "cabale" attempting to put Shariah law in Ontario and whole "communities" are being built around a Mosque, for "Muslims only".  This Ghetto-isation is what will eventually explode into societal divisions, 'civil strife" and gang and sectarian violence.  We have seen it often enough to know that we must "oppose" such theocratic societies to "infiltrate" our democracies and create "islands" of theocracies and autocratic and even totalitarian and "racists" enclaves in our towns and communities.  Democracy feeds on information.  Theocracies feed on MYTH.\n\nThe Russians are seeing the same phenomenon in their satellite (soviet)  states and in Mother Russia itself where the "Hare Krishnas...or ISKON, the fundamental wing of Hinduism) is building a temple in downtown Moscow with the assistance of Henry Fords grandson.  Religion is used by the "powers" of the demons of "MONEY" and "GREED",  as a spearhead to enter other countries.  Freedom of Religion is the Opiate ("try it for a few months and see", is their "come-on".) that will dull the mind of the population and make them "controllable" through the mechanism of "fear and temptation and guilt".  The priests are the "drug dealers" and the "pimps", or in religious terms, the "judas goats".\n\nCyril Borg, the Cyborg
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For Christians (especially Catholics), I guess you could say Mary, the Mother of Jesus.  From a purely secular (yet still hopelessly Western point of view) I guess you could say either Queen Elizabeth or Queen Victoria, both of England.  Queen Elizabeth built the English Empire, harrassed the Spanish to no end, built up the Americas, helped to make England solidly Protestant and executed Mary, Queen of Scots.\nQueen Victoria made a move for popular sexual repression and almost a fear of sexuality, distinctly Protestant in its origins.  This type of sexual repression led to men like Freud, who in turn altered modern society, and perhaps has led us to be an over-sexed society, that might have even made Freud cringe.
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Religious fanaticism.  More people have been viciously slaughtered in the name of a merciful God than have died of any other cause throughout history.
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Organized religion is the culprit.
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Any religion among the muslim majority are in great danger
531963
It's worse than that. I take women's studies, and have learned that 30 years ago, Islamic countries such as Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, etc,...generally had the most progressive systems for gender equity in the world. People like Bush are destroying that.
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I think this is individual. Those visiting Thailand or Sri Lanka during the tsuami had a horrible nightmare. I also think it would be a nightmare for a woman to visit an Islamic country since they restrict women so much.
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Yep, wars. That's pretty much what religion has been causing for thousands of years. They can't get enough of them.
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I agree with your statement.\n\nHow can women follow a religion that treats them like objects, servants and unequals.. for those that don't believe, check out these bible quotes -\n\nhttp://www.ethicalatheist.com/docs/bible_female.html
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Depends on power you give to them or of power you believe in them. Also, it depends of the way you read and interpret the Bible or Koran. But speaking of today's conflicts, seems that these are not about Jesus or Mohamed, but about people who decided to get involved in it and refuse to resolve it in a political way. And, I agree with reichman2007: both care about men. But who cares about women?
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Fear is right\n\nEarly in their developments the two largest (and most violent/expansionist) religions on earth were competing directly with polytheistic religions.  And by competing I mean subverting, burning and just generally doing nasty things.  In my opinion this is due in large part to the extreme persecution faced by the monotheist movements before they started to come into the majority.  \n\nIn any event the entire concept of multiple deities had to be crushed completely to ensure control.  In both cases deities other than the one "true" god were either vilified or absorbed into the early monotheist movements as something less than what they were.\n\nThe extreme prejudices displayed by members of the two above mentioned religious movements are symptoms of social controls enacted millennia ago by monotheist leaders to ensure the continued control their populace.
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USA (of course), Zimbabwe, every Islamic country (each restricts half its entire population - the female half), Israel, Autralia (in effect), South Africa (still), India (Muslims AND Hindus) ... c'mon folks, there must be more ... um, Tonga (royalty vs the commoners) and Nepal (for a few more days?), um China (rulers vs the masses)
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Well, European countries are more open to this topic as you know. But , you must know that prostitution exists in every part of the world. Yes. Even, Saudi Arabia. \n\n  Religion/culture does not stop men from doing evilness. I am talking about forced prostitution. \n\nAs for Bangladesh, there are plenty of them. You just dont hear about them as much because of whatever reasons. Have you never heard of the Red Light Districts in Calcutta? They have the same culture as us. The situation over there is ridiculous. \n\nSince you brought the topic up. You must know that in many Islamic counties like Pak, Saudi, Iran, Yemen, and etc..poor girls from countries like bangladesh are exploited as prostitutes. Now that you know, spead the word to save our sisters.\n\nOne other thing, being Muslim does not mean you are imune to such things. In my opinion, many muslims have a thing in them that make them very evil towards girls. You might think I am crazy but what about the 250 000 sisters raped by Pakistani Muslims. Even in BD, thugs kill women's soul without much provocation.
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Islam:\n\n-it is the only religion with proofs to justify it like scientifical proofs (if you want some just contact me).\n\n-i am a women and Islam treats women very very very nicely.\n\n-it is a religion that does not contradict with human nature.