Feminism VS. Femininity

July 2, 2009 by PricelessPurity
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FEMINISM VS. FEMININITY

The difference…And why it matters.

While looking around on the internet, we came across a site titled “feminist.com”. On their site, it is quite evident (as the title aptly words it) they are a support group for feminists. A page on their site had letters from guests and visitors, and among those hundreds, we found some rather interesting messages written by women all over the world – Including one from a 14 year old girl. Her message reads as follows:

“Hey! I’m only 14 but I totally support what ya’ll are doing here. And I thank you for having the guts to stand up for women’s rights. I was just wondering if there is anything I could do to help, I know I’m young but I would really like to help somehow! And I wanted to show my gratitude for all your efforts to help women all over the world! Well, I have to go but please send me any information that you can about helping!

Sincerely, Jennie Hawthorne “

Another letter from a young woman was this:

“My name is Rachael Anderson and I am currently a senior at Boston College. I just wanted to e-mail you and let you know how much I learned and will continue to learn now that I have found your site. I am currently taking an Intro. to Feminisms course, and was told about www.feminist.com. This week we had the opportunity to write a few different activist letters to government officials to benefit women, and our regular journal would be a shorter length. Along with doing that and using your source for the information I just wanted to let you know how quick, easy, understandable, and informative I found your website to be. Keep up the good work.

Sincerely, Rachael Anderson “

These are the women of tomorrow. Those are their opinions. What do they believe? Rather, do they know what they believe?
Where is the woman of yesterday? The one that stood strong in her place and duties, and had strong convictions and a firm belief in God. Where is that woman? Is she still around today? If she is, and if you know her…You are blessed.

Feminism is growing and becoming popular from when it first “premiered” – formally, that is, with the women’s suffrage movements. (Though, let’s be fair and mention that the idea of feminism has been around for ages.) It seems to be a new idea though, and historically, you didn’t hear of women in control of power until just in the last 150 years. So, in course of history, the feminists and their ideas today are new – but like feminism’s (dare we call it) big brother, the theory of evolution, these movements somehow continue to thrive. It’s supported all over the place. Even colleges include it as course studies, and respect it as an important, ground-breaking movement. Young women are now constantly being filled with this idea that women are not being treated equally as men are. Through that, abortion has been legalized throughout different countries, and women have been constantly trying to prove that they are not weaker vessel in comparison to men.
The truth is, women and men are the same equal worth, but we differ in purposes – we are designed differently, any normal human eye can see that much. We’re complete opposites in many respects, but men and women are compatible with each other.

God knew what He was doing from the beginning – why can’t even Christian women and girls trust His plans for their futures? Women are feeding their minds with the doubt and pressure that the feminism movement has scarred them with. The desire of (not to mention the fear of not) representing their “kind” in the world as meaningful and important.

There are many ways in which God can work through us, but it doesn’t mean we must prove to the world we are capable of doing things men can, and deserve to get the same titles as them. Of COURSE women can do these things, but it is not God’s plan or purpose in our lives, to embark on new things. Satan has found yet another way to mess things up – and this time, he’s selected this perfect way of configuring it.

We all know that God had something in mind when he designed Eve. He specifically had Eve in mind for Adam. He also had other women in mind as well. Today, being feminine and the way all of us girls naturally are, is frowned upon by several people – including, well…Other women. (Feminists, obviously.) It is pretty evident that women are the weaker vessel, physically, but what was God seriously thinking, when He created us? Do we really have a special purpose set apart from men?

Today, you probably have plans. Especially you younger girls and teens. (And perhaps, even those adult women who have high expectations for their futures as well.) We each have different personalities, and sometimes it’s a challenge to reflect our natural femininity that we’ve been given. It doesn’t always mean you should give up some of your high hopes for the future – God has set apart special missions for us all – but we need to use our minds, and follow what God has for us. It takes time, and extreme patience, to find out what God has instore for us. We women have so many great ideas, don’t we? We have plans to prove people, (especially men) that we are capable of doing things on the same level, and that we shouldn’t be thought of as a poor, weaker race of humans.
It all goes back through time…The idea of the modern feminist, is well, modern. The whole idea is recent and new! (Just like…evolution, for example.) It’s new, and it’s also a new spiritual battle. But, unfortunately, this battle is for women. And only women can fight this battle. Why? Because, simply put, it’s an ATTACK on women, femininity, and God’s original plan for them. But, it should be mentioned that men have a lot on the line in this matter as well, and they can affect and fight against this new movement of feminism. Feminism is trying to take over the leadership of the man, which God set before the woman. It’s easy to not like that idea.

As I once heard Jennie Chancey (ladiesagainstfeminism.com) put it, “feminism began right in the garden of eden, when Eve ate the forbidden fruit”. God had a lot of original plans for His creation. But we’re just too good for them, right? God had a plan from the beginning, and Adam and Eve changed things a bit…Or, a lot, you should say. Oh yes, and marriage, and we simply go “pfft, to that!”. God had a lot of good ideas, but He kept having to alter them for man, His own creation. Hey, He even had to send a flood to destroy the world because of His OWN creation. And remember the tower of babel? He had to split everyone up and give them new languages.
Then He sent Jesus, to cleanse us from our sins. Don’t you see at what all God has done for us? He, through time, has done everything possible for His creation. He honestly does care for us. But do we care at all for Him, and His ideas and plans? Or should we just select our own ways, styles, and just say, “You know, God, we don’t need you anymore. We have our lives that you’ve give us, but hey, we just don’t need you to have these rules and regulations!”.
We’re like little children, not accepting God’s schedule for us. Always begging for exceptions, and pleading for no punishment for what we have reaped and sowed.

It takes a weak-minded woman to become a feminist…it takes a strong-minded woman to embrace femininity.

Why? Because feminism is as tempting to us as the knowledge of good and evil was to Eve. But, any true woman knows deep inside of her, where she should stand. That is why we can resist falling into the trap feminism has made. The family – an important, and God-designed thing – is in jeopardy because of…you guessed it, feminism.

Oh yes, and you know…if you kill your own dragons, you don’t need a knight. Therefore, chivalry is pretty much dead along with the dragon. (Just in case you were wondering where all the real men went.)

Alright, now, where in the Bible does God express His ideas for women? Well, in several passages.
Let’s go to probably the most popular chapter women use as reference to the “ideal Christian woman”:

Proverbs 31:10-31

“10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

12She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

13She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

14She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

15She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

16She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

17She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

18She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.

19She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

20She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

21She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

22She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

24She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

25Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

28Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

29Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

31Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.”

_ ( Who can look at that verse and say that the woman depicted there was an “enslaved wimp”?)

“‘Unto the woman’, He said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.” – Genesis 3:16

From the “Women” themselves:

(Actual quotes by…actual feminists.)

Margaret Sanger (September 14, 1879 – September 6, 1966), founder of Planned Parenthood

“The most merciful thing a large family can do to one of its infant members is to kill it.” - Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, in Women and the New Race.

“Marriage has existed for the benefit of men; and has been a legally sanctioned method of control over women…We must work to destroy it. The end of the institution of marriage is a necessary condition for the liberation of women. Therefor it is important for us to encourage women to leave their husbands and not to live individually with men.” – The Declaration of Feminism, November 1971.

“…No woman should have to deny herself any opportunities because of her special responsibilities to her children. … Families will be finally destroyed only when a revolutionary social and economic organization permits people’s needs for love and security to be met the ways that do not impose divisions of labor, or any external roles, at all.” – Functions of the Family, Linda Gordon, WOMEN: A Journal of Liberation, Fall 1969

- Obviously, something isn’t right with those views. Perhaps you think those are just ideas from the ’60s and ’70s…But actually, those quotes are smiled upon by the modern 21st century feminist as well.

Christianity and femininity can still shine through. One quote, once said by Gloria Steinhem was:

“By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human potential, not God.” – Gloria Steinhem, editor of Ms. Magazine.

Thankfully, that hasn’t come to pass – but who says it isn’t still a threat in the looming future?

rnj

Priceless Purity would love to hear your thoughts! What do you think of this discussion? How important is femininity? Is it a true gift that God has crowned us with?

Works Cited:

1. Feminist.com http://www.feminist.com/about/wpas_letters.html