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Since St. Augustine announced that Eve - and, hence, collective woman - was responsible for original sin, rabid sexism has been a major pillar of patriarchal religious tradition.

~Barbara G. Walker

Topics: Announced Been Collective Eve Hence Major Original Original Sin Patriarchal Pillar Rabid Religious Responsible Sexism Sin Since Tradition Woman

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Is it really true that religion makes people more kindly, generous, or loving? History tends to disprove this. The worst wars, the most vicious Inquisitions, the cruelest pogroms and persecutions, were both fomented and supported by religion.

~Barbara G. Walker

Topics: Both Cruelest Disprove Generous History Kindly Loving Makes More Most People Really Religion Supported Tends True Vicious Wars Were Worst

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Men of patriarchal cultures have been committing heinous acts in the name of their God ever since they created a god for themselves. It seems that the earlier, goddess-oriented, nature-centered religions were far less cruel.

~Barbara G. Walker

Topics: Acts Been Committing Created Cruel Cultures Earlier Ever Far Far Less God Less Men Name Patriarchal Religions Seems Since Themselves Were

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Marriage finally became acceptable to the churches when laws were established that could make it a means of depriving women of incomes and property, and making wives the equivalent of slaves.

~Barbara G. Walker

Topics: Acceptable Became Churches Could Depriving Equivalent Established Finally Incomes Laws Make Making Marriage Means Property Slaves Were Wives Women

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Patriarchal religions, like Judaism and Christianity, established and upheld the 'man's world.'

~Barbara G. Walker

Topics: Christianity Established Judaism Like Man Patriarchal Religions Upheld World

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I see my role as a scholar announcing that women's feelings of unworthiness and insecurity often may be traced to training in a male-oriented religion, and I'm trying to investigate a richer spiritual life for both sexes.

~Barbara G. Walker

Topics: Announcing Both Feelings Insecurity Investigate Life May Often Religion Richer Role Scholar See Sexes Spiritual Spiritual Life Training Trying Women I See

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When I was 35, all of a sudden I thought maybe it'd be nice to knit a sweater.

~Barbara G. Walker

Topics: Be Nice Knit Maybe Nice Sudden Sweater Thought

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: July 2nd, 1930

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