Nope, misogyny is not religiously motivated. Not at all. No way.

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24. Thanks, I'll check it out - literally. My library has it. :D Going there later today.

I believe the patriarchy hijacked religion to dominate. First, to dominate all women & then to dominate any men who aren't in their club. I also believe that the patriarchy's roots lie in our awareness or knowledge of men's role in procreation. There certainly was a time when we didn't connect the sex act with birth. It was a time when women had more status & power, due to being the bringer's of life. Once the procreation connection was made, men felt their status was elevated. But more than that, they wanted to control women's sexuality, to control the end product, so to speak. I also feel that there is some species angst regarding the issue that they can never know for certain, if the child is really "theirs." I argue that we were a better species when we didn't have individual ego attached to the children of our community.

I'll check back with you after I've read the book, to see how my theories stand up.