This is the mindset we're up against:
“no woman should be authorized to stay at home to raise her children…because if there is such a choice, too many women will make that one.”
simone de beauvoir

here's a sermon that I was just listening to yesterday. you might disagree on a lot of its points, but you might find it interesting anyway. it has a lot to say about biblical views of womanhood vs. the radical feminist's view. some of this pastor's views may even offend a not-so-radical feminist--i'd be interested in hearing your reaction to it.

another thing, a lot of people think christianity aims to keep women down, but i truly do think that it is actually liberating to women. by it we are supported in our efforts to be women. (i know, CONTROVERSIAL.)

i'm not saying that belief in Christ is a pre-requisite for a woman to choose to work in the home; thankfully there are many, many non-xian women also choosing to stay home! (but i do believe the church is the most supportive of this lifestyle.)

the sermon: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=43007152037

let me know what you thought of it!

(the sermon gets a little boring in the middle, but picks back up at 27:00)

Well said.

One of the best commentaries on modern feminism I have ever read was actually in a piece defending fratire by Tucker Max. You can read the whole thing here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tucker-max/pass-the-beer-in-defense_b_22530.html

but here's the relevant part:

"To understand why current culture is at the point where men being men is considered a radical notion, you need to understand how we got here. Feminism came in three "waves"; 1st Wave, which was suffrage (the right to vote), 2nd Wave, which was the 60's and 70's sexual and social revolution fought for inclusion, and 3rd Wave, which is what we have now. It emphasizes freedom of choice for women regardless of what decision they make, and it endorses everything from porn to girly culture.

Of course, First Wave feminism was a substantial human advancement. Aside from universal suffrage, only the rule of law and the scientific method have done more to advance the human condition. Second Wave feminism was also necessary at the time it began. It threw off the stifling societal bonds limiting women's ability to be who they wanted to be and advance in fields they choose. However, Second Wave feminism went too far in some ways. While many women did want to take advantage of the new paths available to them and become scientists or CEO's, many did not, and they didn't enjoy feeling like failures simply because they chose to be stay-at-home moms or strippers or whatever.

The same was true for their sexuality. Because the Second Wave feminists fought for sexual equality against a patriarchal system that objectified them, as a result they sought to hold women to a standard of acting in accord with the gains they had won. But the Third Wave feminists did not want another set of rules, they wanted personal freedom, and some of them preferred the option of alternate sexual mores like bi-sexuality and sluttiness. This is why Third Wave feminism arose; it was a reaction against the oppression of the Second Wave. Plainly put, the Second Wave feminists were Jane Pauley and Gloria Steinem, and the Third Wave feminists were Britney Spears, Suicide Girls and Margaret Cho."

Yeah, I feel that too. I enjoy my work and for the foreseeable future I'm going to continue with it. But if I choose to have kids? I feel like there's a lot of social (and monetary?) pressure to continue working (within our generation, and from the previous one). I think it will be interesting to see what our peers end up choosing to do when they start popping out kids :)

ron paul would not alot feminst freemdon, if u read his newsletters u would understand