Feminine Mystique and Apostolic Sisters

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On Mon, 19 Oct 1998 10:47:04 -0500 "Matthew Shaw"
<mshaw@teleplex.bsu.edu> writes:
 And before you think I'm too awful, I'm married to a
>pre-suffrage dear who won't vote for any woman to hold public office, 
>isn't
>sure women should vote at all and is still old-fashioned about the 
>man
>taking out the trash, cutting the lawn, etc.

  Maybe some of us women don't think like you think we do.  I am very
"old fashioned".  I believe women should stay home with the children.  I
think there should be definite and distinct male/female roles. I have
questioned what the role of women getting the vote has done to our
society. I am very anti-fanatical feminism.  For women to be truly
fulfilled in life, we need to be truly feminine.  It does women and
everyone else a disservice for women to act like men. I agree that
feminism has crept into the church.  

It is hard to tell what your stand is from your post.  I am wondering:
What do you think "feminism" is? How do you think it has affected
society?  How do you think it has affected the church?  Do you think
women who refuse to be berated are "feminists" and "unsubmissive"? What
do you think caused the rise of feminism? Just a few questions to try to
understand your line of thinking.  

Lynne Yohnk
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