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i-used-to-be-an-anti-feminist · 1 year

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I see so many well intentioned women talking about how modesty is important when it comes to men's objectification of them. Like, they will condemn men's lust, but say, "but we have to do our part too." I just need you guys to understand that there is literally no amount of clothing you can wear to keep men from sexualizing you. It sucks, but it's true.

I dress very modestly by the typical conservative Christian standard... Loose clothing, long dresses/skirts, nothing low cut, etc. Usually the only skin I expose is my forearms, neck, and face... But I am not exempt from being sexualized. I can't tell you how many times I've heard stuff like, "it's so hot when women leave things up to the imagination" and "I love your librarian/teacher vibe, it's so sexy." Men sexualize nuns and muslim women, who are completely covered. No woman is exempt from this.

Why is this important? So you can stop blaming yourself for men treating you like sexual potential instead of a person and hold men accountable for their own willful inability to control themselves.

To the Christian women, you are not responsible for men choosing to lust after you. Lust is a choice. I am same-sex attracted, and when I find myself attracted to a woman, I simply choose not to fantasize and lust after her. Men are capable of the same, they just like to shift blame.

As a Christian, I dress modestly as an act of humility more than anything else, but I know there is nothing I can do to control the sinful actions of men. Please stop blaming yourselves.

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littleflowerfaith · 1 year

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dimsilver · 10 months

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conservatives who think posting a photo of a model-looking conservative woman next to a photo of a normal-looking or overweight or blue-haired liberal woman constitutes a slam-dunk ideological argument: I am Biting you

#I feel like I see this way too often and I am so fed up #what’s that supposed to communicate? morality = your beauty standards???#also for the Christians who do it: you’re additionally communicating that biblical womanhood is supposed to have makeup on #also ad hominem attacks are never never never a good way to debate or relate #anyway :)))#things you see on Twitter #discourse sorry

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rescatada · 9 months

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The Blessing

Edmund Blair Leighton (1917)

#christianity #faith #christian #catholic #catholicism #catholic art #christian art #theology #nun #catholic nun #biblical art #biblical womanhood

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personaldiary · 6 months

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someday...

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callmemrscarter · 7 months

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I have moments I don’t feel equipped, and I think a lot about Moses.

I have moments I don’t feel I could be forgiven, and I think about Paul.

I have moments I worry about being hated, and I think about Jesus.

He will do it.

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kolyviahrosette · 6 days

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Take care of the family God has given you.

Part of me waited to feel like I had a "family" because it wouldn't feel official until my husband and I had a child of our own. I'm learning to feel blessed with the family God has given me in this season of my life, and take care of them how I would take care of my familial ideal.

My husband and I recently moved into a new home, and my sister in law and her husband are renting the spare room from us. Since we've all moved in together I've learned how much I enjoy taking care of everyone, from cooking, to cleaning, to encouraging their ambitions. I never expected this to be the case, but God has truly opened my eyes to how a Christian woman can be a homemaker even when she has no children.

This might look different for you. Perhaps you an adult daughter still living with her parents and siblings. Take care of them. Perhaps you are a college student with roommates. Take care of them. Perhaps you live alone in an apartment complex, but have many elderly neighbors on your floor. Invite them to dinner, and take care of them.

God is faithful to lead us to a community, but sometimes we get distracted by the fact that it isn't the ideal we see for ourselves, and overlook our ability to serve and love them nonetheless. I've been thinking a lot about how I would feel if I found out we would never be able to have kids — and whether I could be happy homemaking for a family that didn't consist of my children.

I think I could, but this realization has come only through God opening my eyes to the fact that we are all His children, brothers and sisters in Christ — family by default, and all responsible to serve one another.

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character-estudio · 6 months

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Ethel Cain lyrics that make me go feral

#ethel cain #preachers daughter #music #southern gothic #lyrics #spotify #feminine rage #womanhood #religion #christianity #god i just love media and music that criticizes religion #i eat that shit uppppp

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lizmargaret · 2 years

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eternal-echoes · 5 days

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“But if holiness is the fulfillment of your God-given identity, then only by His grace will you become who you were created to be. Your gifts, talents, and other qualities do not need to be suppressed in order to follow Him. In fact, He may desire to use those gifts for a greater purpose than you ever imagined!

Choosing to live a godly life is something you should do for your sake and for the sake of the world. A great deal rests upon whether or not you say yes to God-not just once, but daily. In her book The Privilege of Being a Woman, Dr. Alice von Hildebrand reminds women:

As long as women are faithful to their "religious" calling the world is safe. But the threat menacing us today is precisely the metaphysical revolt of feminists who have totally lost sight of their vocation because they have become blind to the supernatural.

When women lose sight of their call to holiness, the entire world misses out. If you're going to help save the world (you mistakenly think we're exaggerating), begin by taking the time to make an inventory of your spiritual life. Ask yourself:

Am I interested in pleasing God, or am I trying to please myself while hopefully not offending Him?

Am I more concerned with being accepted by men or being accepted by God?

• Whose heart am I trying to win?

Am I waiting for God, or is God waiting for me?

Also, look at your daily habits, and compare the amount of time and energy you spend on your physical appearance compared to the amount of effort you spend on beautifying your soul. There's no problem with looking gorgeous. Just make sure your soul matches the rest of you.

Perhaps it's time to give your spiritual life a makeover. If you used to have a devotional life of prayer, get back in the habit. If you've never been particularly religious, don't be afraid to deepen your interior life. God isn’t hard to find. You’re probably the one who has been playing hard to get!”

-Jason and Crystalina Evert, How to Find Your Soulmate Without Losing Your Soul

#Christianity #woman #womanhood #feminism #quotes #relationships #dating #love #Jason Evert #Crystalina Evert #How to Find Your Soulmate Without Losing Your Soul

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all-hail-trudos · 4 months

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This is your friendly reminder that the Proverbs 31 woman was actually amazing.

This woman ran a household and a business. Not her husband's business, her own. And apparently did extremely well at both those things. We know she was an excellent manager, because she saw to her servants' needs as well as her family's. We also know she was an excellent and successful entrepeneur who actively worked alongside her servants to make her business grow. We even know what kind of businesses she ran: She was a weaver and a vintner.

We know she's a weaver because the scriptures specifically describe her working with wool and flax, which is the raw material for linen, and turning it into fabric that she sells at a healthy profit and uses to clothe her entire household. From the NRSV-CE:

"[13] She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands."

"[19] She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle."

"[21] She is not afraid for her household when it snows, for all her household are clothed in crimson. [22] She makes herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple."

"[24] She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies the merchant with sashes."

That last bit in verse 22 about purple is significant, because it's almost certainly talking about royal purple, which was the single most expensive dye in the ancient world. This is, unequivocally, a statement of wealth. Enormous wealth. She's not so much running a business as a business empire.

Again, this is specifically her business, not her husband's, as evidenced in the same verse that talks about her being a vintner. From the NRSV-CE again:

"[16] She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard."

Or, to spell it out explicitly, we'll quote the NIV (which I normally dislike for reasons):

"[16] She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard."

We also know that she's a good manager who works alongside her servants, rather than sitting back and requiring them to do the work for her. More to the point, she's the hardest worker in the business and at home, as evidenced in the verses above, and in verses 15, 17, and 25 (Again in the NRSV-CE):

"[15] She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household and tasks for her servant-girls."

"[17] She girds herself with strength, and makes her arms strong."

"[25] Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come."

Important sidenote: If the repeated emphasis on her strength is anything to go by, this lady was swole.

The Proverbs 31 woman is a subject that's been talked to death by Christians. Most of the time they downplay her feats and accomplishments, which is honestly a shame. It's my strong opinion that she deserves to be remembered as a legend. Also the modern Church could benefit from celebrating women's excellence in general. Christ is glorified when we honour His whole body, not just the parts we're comfortable with.

#christianity #catholicism #biblical femininity #biblical womanhood #scripture #the infamous proverbs 31 woman #I hope this doesn't come across as preachy #I stayed up to write this because I had to get it out of my system. But writing into the am doesn't help my writing at all.#this post brought to you by the post I saw which took a lot of creative liberties with this subject in ways I found offensive #Trads irritate me. And they irritate me more when they diminish women who deserve all the praise

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littleflowerfaith · 1 month

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Morning sunshine 🌤️

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thesongthesoulsings · 3 months

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poetrydove · 1 month

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Death's Kiss.

I search in unheard prayers, empty promises, abandoned oaths, for a faithful Judas and an unforgiving Jesus.

But it's all about words. The body doesn't even recognize its power to do what it wants, while I can only beg, hoping perhaps, to have it.

Angeline Christ

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terrainofheartfelt · 11 months

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thinking about Nat and the group and this reaping ritual...

not that I expect logic to apply, but it is illogical, right? Nat is the hunter, she is the one with the skills to keep them alive and fed. and yeah, there isn't any game to hunt right now because it's winter, but what about when winter is over?

and Nat is the practical one. in the wilderness where the rest are seeing things that aren't there, she sees them for what they are. (when she says to jackie's remains that shit is gonna get a whole lot worse). she doesn't partake in the rituals because she doesn't see their worth, but she respects the others enough that she lets them do what comforts them, until it goes too far and there's a knife at her throat.

but she's the hunter. she is a good shot, and until winter came and the hunting dried up, she was crucial to the work of survial. and thinking about that has just got me thinking that, there is this tendency in religious sects...to value the ritual and the people who participate fully in the ritual, over the people who do the necessary, unglamorous work of survival. the yjs convince themselves that Lottie is necessary for their survival, meanwhile Nat has been quietly doing the work.

not that she wants praise for it, or even recognition, even in the dynamics of the team we see precrash she's less concerned about ego and more about keeping them working together. and maybe that's why she participates, but it's also why she tells shauna to look her in the eye.

#yellowjackets meta #yellowjackets #nat scatorccio #there's this christian story about these two sisters mary & martha #and it's always kind of bothered me #so like. mary and martha are friends with jesus #and jesus comes to stay at their house #and martha busts her ass to make sure they have food and fresh bedding and mini shampoo in the guest room #and mary just hangs around and listens to everything jesus says #and in the end martha is chastised for working too hard and not sitting down to listengt on #but the thing is #there's work that has to get done every day #and it just feels kind of dickish to pick at martha for just doing what has to be done #the necessary work of survival #and that dichotomy of womanhood happens a lot in stories #so i can see it here #in nat the hunter and lottie the prophet #practical versus mystical #and maybe there's something to be said about each character's background and family history too.

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callmemrscarter · 7 months

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Another person’s failure to comprehend is not your responsibility.

Explanation only goes so far when a person is refusing to understand.

“Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭23‬:‭9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

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