Reconciling Feminism and Religion

People ask me, “how do you reconcile feminism and religion?â€� The short answer is, I don’t. I don’t reconcile religion with anything. I think the true nature (and purpose) of religion is such that it cannot be reconciled with the world we live in. - Natalia Antonova Yup, That’ll do it. I’ve told this story many times, about a friend who became a former friend when he told me “my wife and I have a scriptural marriage” and went on to describe the kyriarchy he insisted on in his relationship. The reason our friendship ended is that I couldn’t keep a straight face. I looked at him as though he’d said “I’m raping my children.” I do admire devotion and spirituality — though they’re not for me — I don’t have the knack for “believing in” — but, as Antonova says, the spiritual world is one thing, the real world is another. And to make religion apply in the literal way i...