Religious Language Obscures Erotic Inequality and Emotional Neglect
Religion has been used to justify various social norms and behaviors throughout history, including those related to gender roles...
Religious faith provides coping frameworks for dealing with jealousy, desire, and relational inequality in various ways. Jealousy is an intense feeling of resentment or envy when someone has...
Religious Silence Around Pleasure Reveals Power Hierarchies
Religion is often associated with ideas about morality, ethics, spirituality, and community.
Religious institutions have also...
I will explore how religious hierarchies have historically contributed to inequality and injustice for individuals based on their gender, race, social class, and other factors. From the earliest days...
Throughout human history, religion has been used to control people's sexual behavior for various purposes such as maintaining family structures, promoting procreation, and controlling population...
The notion that sacred stories have the ability to justify the existence of hierarchical sexual roles and marital obligations is deeply rooted in many religions around the world.
In Hinduism, the...
Gendered sexual norms are deeply embedded within societies all around the world, but they take on different forms depending on culture, religion, and geographic location. In many traditional...
In many cultures, there is a specific hierarchy within religious communities regarding sex and sexual activity. This hierarchy typically involves a system whereby certain individuals or groups are...
Religion is a set of belief systems that dictates moral principles and values for individuals to follow. It often involves worshiping a supernatural being or deities through rituals and ceremonies....
Throughout human history, religions have played an important role in shaping societal norms and values. One such norm is sexual conformity, which has been closely intertwined with religious beliefs...