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Does God Hate Women? by Ophelia Benson
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Does God Hate Women? (edition 2009)

by Ophelia Benson (Author), Jeremy Stangroom (Author)

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www.doesgodhatewomen.com. This fascinating book explores the role that religion and culture play in the oppression of women. Benson and Stangroom ask probing questions about the way that religion shields the oppression of women from criticism and why many Western liberals, leftists and feminists have remained largely silent on the subject. Throughout the world, a great many women lead lives of misery and sometimes plain horror. They are often considered and treated as the property of men and have few, if any, rights. Such treatment is generally sustained and protected by a combination of reli… (more)
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Title:Does God Hate Women?
Authors:Ophelia Benson (Author)
Other authors:Jeremy Stangroom (Author)
Info:Continuum (2009), Edition: 1st Edition, 216 pages
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Does God Hate Women? by Ophelia Benson

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A really rousing look at all the ways in which religion oppresses women, and in many cases, even threatens their lives. A must read. ( )
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"I will call no being good, who is not what I mean when I apply that epithet to my fellow-creatures; and if such a being can sentence me to hell for not so calling him, to hell I will go."

- John Stuart Mill
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For Gina Khan
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In July 2008 five women were reportedly buried alive in Balochistan province, Pakistan.
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www.doesgodhatewomen.com. This fascinating book explores the role that religion and culture play in the oppression of women. Benson and Stangroom ask probing questions about the way that religion shields the oppression of women from criticism and why many Western liberals, leftists and feminists have remained largely silent on the subject. Throughout the world, a great many women lead lives of misery and sometimes plain horror. They are often considered and treated as the property of men and have few, if any, rights. Such treatment is generally sustained and protected by a combination of reli

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