Re: a woman's voice

[Susan Lerner <meydele...>]

In discussing this issue with my husband, he made what I consider a most 
interesting point.  He points out that when the Catholic Church defended 
its anti-semitic policies as being a part of its religious dogma and taught 
by their church for centuries as part of their religion, Jews decried the 
use of religion and tradition to cloak and justify discrimination, 
demanding that religious dogma be changed so that the Catholic Church now 
officially has disavowed and changed Church policy supporting the teaching 
that Jews were the killers of Christ.  Religions evolve, no matter how 
reactionary forces may like to argue that they do not.  Why should Jews be 
permitted to hide behind the assertion that discrimination against women is 
required by their religion when Jews demand that Catholics may not hide 
behind the explanation that their religion requires discrimination against 
Jews?

Shira

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