for the empowerment of our sisters

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In response to this blog: be empowered.....

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Amen to empowering our sisters! The thing i've realized is that the brothers' "responsibilities" in our community (or outside of it) are too.... "advertised." and because of that, the God-given role that our sisters have is either misunderstood, or not understood at all.

Women have so much more power than everyone thinks. Think back to across history: to the greatest rulers and kings and ancient civilizations. Think back to the things that upheld those civilizations: science and economics, war and politics, agriculture, city-building and the need for connection and community... It was mostly men who were involved in the leadership of these things, but history has a place for great women rulers as well (e.g., Cleopatra is the first one that comes to mind, but I'm sure that she isn't the only one). Why did men pursue these things?

To impress a woman. All of "patriarchal civilization" is built on that. "See? I can provide food for the both of us by learning how to work the land. See? I'm well-respected among other people and other rulers of men. See? I know how to fight and defend myself and others... I know how to protect you from people who would hurt you. See? I could gain for you all the riches you desire..."

Women have so much power to manipulate things. (Whoa, here me out first!) By "manipulate," i mean: either to build-up people and community out of love, or to destroy them for selfish desires.

Women are more powerful than everyone thinks. The real question is, "When she realizes the power she that has over me (as a man), how will she decide to exercise that power? Because we both know that there is nothing that I won't do...

[And this is all without taking into account God's plan in forming women... like in our forum, I still stand by it: "God made men and women equals (as partners in returning ourselves to Him!), but He did not make us the same." Hence the 'general responsibilities' that we kind-of just "absorb" from the being in the community... And so with that; amen to empowering our sisters to learn more about the responsibilities that come with the great power that they have.]