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The role of religion in a feminist's life is always going to be a tricky topic, because so many religions rely on patriarchal structures and the blind, or near-blind, acceptance of the appropriateness of those structures. It usually doesn't help, either, that most religions come down on the wrong side of many of the policy issues of importance to feminists, like reproductive rights or the socially or politically-mandated roles of women in the family. The acceptance of a religion, for many feminists, might mean coming to a personal conclusion that what you consider the fundamental tenants of a religion are compatible with one's own world view even as the way they've been misinterpreted by the leaders of the religion isn't. More »
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