barrelomonkeys wrote:I don't think the description of how women are judged by their husbands (economic status, children) is confined merely in the subculture of LDS. This is more of a societal concern than one solely found in the Church.
I think that's true. But since leaving the Mormon church, I can say that in my experience as both a Mormon and non-Mormon, that the issue of women being judged by the status of their husbands is particularly grievous in LDS culture. The doctrine that women may not enter heaven without a worthy TBM husband makes the emphasis on having a worthy TBM husband quite heavy. It has eternal consequences if your mate isn't up to par, or even worse, if you've no mate at all!
No doubt combining Mormon culture with Southern culture makes it all the worse - which is what I experienced as an LDS woman. There may be places where the issue isn't as severe as it was for me.
KA
This is a misconception. The Brethren have said that every faithful woman will enter heaven if they had no opportunity for a good marriage. Men have no such promise........DUN...DUN...DUN
Hell awaits the coming of lots of social rejects who couldn't find a girl dumb enough to marry them.
barrelomonkeys wrote:I don't think the description of how women are judged by their husbands (economic status, children) is confined merely in the subculture of LDS. This is more of a societal concern than one solely found in the Church.
This is exactly what I was thinking when I read her post, but I agree with others that the church exacerbates the problem. But make no mistake about it: these problems are still alive and well in our culture at large.
It was a very good post, KA.
God belief is for people who don't want to live life on the universe's terms.