The "Invisible" HEADSCARF and VEIL
by Terry 11 Replies latest jw experiences
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Terry
When i was a JW I didn't mind being in "submission" because I didn't have a bully for a husband. I expected to be taken care of as the "weaker vessel" and played it to the hilt. There are many variables to the idea of submission. For example, we are ALL in submission to gravity- like it or not. We are in submission to the governments we live in. To some extent, we are even in submission to the things that make us human. Like death, sleep, eating, etc. etc. Try to rebel and see if it works.
Understood.
My topic is about the submission that comes from a failure to engage on our part. An automatic shrug of the shoulders and a "go with the flo."
When we give up our autonomy, our due diligence, our rational imperatives...we fail ourselves.
I've seen many "theocratic" families where the wife was clearly the smartest, but, the dufuss husband took the lead! Why? Such is a failure because it is unquestioned submission to an absolute. Real life is Practical. Ironclad religious dicates are mostly not practical.
Love your Enemy may sound all noble and fuzzy but it is ridiculous in most practical instances. If a member of your family is raping your daughter, see how far "love your enemy" gets you. Why do you think child molestation goes unreported in religious institutions? Their thinking is completely warped away from protecting the VICTIM toward protecting reputation.
I've seen Christians automatically parrot the Doctrine of Grace without ever giving a moment's thought to the gross invalidation of Justice involved.
(Rewarding the guilty and punishing the blameless). It gives people something for nothing and they grab the deal without a moment's rational thought.
I've seen families torn apart by shunning simply because old men in Brooklyn deem it necessary. Why?
We all start out in life knowing absolutely NOTHING.
Who has the first crack at shaping our mind and building our view of the world? Our family and its religion.
That is NOT CHOICE. That is default programming.
This is the invisible headscarf and veil: unquestioning acceptance without due diligence and negotiating a better way.
There are many variables to the idea of submission. For example, we are ALL in submission to gravity.
Not a really very accurate use of words. Submission is AN ACT OF WILL.
Gravity is non-negotiable! Just about everything else is open to mitigation.
Square one for intellectual honesty is this: I'M WILLING TO BE WRONG when the facts and evidence go against my strongest beliefs.