The Washington Post discusses the (Jewish) Reform Movement’s recent tilt towards feminism-above-everything, and questions whether that move has begun to marginalize men.
This is stuff I’ve been saying for a long time myself- it’s not that I’m against feminism; hell, I’m more for it than most men are. But when the mission of an entire religious movement becomes feminism first and Judaism second, it’s no surprise when men start deciding that there’s nothing in it for them. Describing a rabbi:
At a retreat he led, he saw why different approaches were needed for men and women when he asked participants to write an "ethical will" about the values they hoped to impart to their children."People were in tears as we first led them through a little process of preparing for this, with the exception of one of the men -- who could be heard downstairs watching the NFL”
That’s what they get for scheduling their retreat on a Sunday in the fall!
Posted by Stephen Silver at May 24, 2004 02:49 AM