Hey readers, did you ever know someone who was never there
for you? The person who made it abundantly clear you could never count on them for support? And then they wanted
you to care about what happens in their life when the going gets rough for them?
What is the proper way to handle such a person? My go-to solution is the Silent
Treatment rather than reminding them how little they have cared about me ever,
but this can’t be an uncommon problem so I’d be curious to know how other
people handle it.
One issue I have noticed in religious debates is the
Masculine versus the Feminine. For example, it never really bothered me that
the Christian Trinity is God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit because I
know God encompasses both masculine and feminine, and we have to refer to Him
somehow so for whatever reason masculine became the default. This does not
preclude the feminine. Liturgies that lift the mind to celestial things go
beyond this debate, but lately there seems to be a lot of hyper-masculinity in
Christianity, and it is starting to drive me crazy. In the past I always liked
a balance, but now I feel myself being drawn to a more feminine spirituality to
counteract the toxic masculinity. Neither machismo nor touchy-feely spirituality
is really what we are called to, but lately I am drifting toward a nature-centered, fertility-driven, peace-loving, earthy spirituality to
counterbalance all this “Church Militant,” androcentric stuff. I think this is
something both sides have to be very careful about, maybe especially men
because they always think what they prefer is the default rather than their own
preferences. If they are not careful, they will drive away a lot of women, and
when you’ve lost the women, you’ve lost the religion because nobody is passing
it on to the next generation. As the ancient Hebrews correctly ascertained, you
are the religion of your mother. So let me make this plea to keep Christianity
well-balanced from a gender perspective, because frankly you are losing me
right now.
Famous Hat
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