Atlanta Escorts: Jimmy Carter says religion used to subjugate women
Posted on July 24th, 2009 in Atlanta escorts
Writing on behalf of a group of world leaders convened by Nelson Mandela called the Elders, Carter said viewing women as inferior to men is not limited to one religion and is not confined to the walls of the church, mosque or synagogue.
“This discrimination, unjustifiably attributed to a Higher Authority, has provided a reason or excuse for the deprivation of women’s equal rights across the world for centuries,” he said. “The male interpretations of religious texts and the way they interact with, and reinforce, traditional practices justify some of the most pervasive, persistent, flagrant and damaging examples of human rights abuses.”
At its worst, Carter said the belief is used to justify slavery, violence, forced prostitution, genital mutilation and national laws that omit rape as a crime. But he said discriminatory thinking is also behind the continuing gender pay gap and why so few women hold public office in Britain and the U.S.
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