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[quote=Anonymous]I think anger is an appropriate reaction.  I get angry when I see injustice in the world that harms people.  I think it's sad and baffling that you don't feel the same way.  I think more people need to translate their righteous anger with misogynistic faiths, governments and politicians into action.

I am angry because I am a survivor of the misogynist Catholic culture.  My experiences in my 13 years in Catholic school left me feeling.... well, angry.  Angry at the damage the Church did to me and does to other women with messages subtle and explicit that denigrate women and condemn many to desperate lives.  And they start when you are very young, too young to understand and possibly reject the messages they are feeding you.

I am angry at what I see as injustice to women by the male church hierarchy and hypocrisy on the part of women who support the church but break its rules.

And yes I feel anger when I hear about honor killings, female genital mutilation, child brides, and other misogynistic cultural or religious practices.  The practice of veiling women also makes me angry.  I feel it's misogynistic.

So it's not just Catholicism although Catholicism has a special status for me as I am a survivor of that institution.

I don't spend a whole lot of time and energy on hate.  My life is not consumed by ranting and raving about the Church.   But when asked, yes, Catholicism and hypocrisy and misogyny are definitely a hot button for me.

It would be more willing to simply classify you as people with whom I disagree if your Church did not engage in trying to influence the laws and practices of my secular government.  Don't like birth control and abortion?  Fine, don't have one.  I'm not coming into your Church to say women must be allowed to be Priests.  I don't want to hear that you are manipulating my laws to impact how birth control is treated under the ACA.

Please enlighten me - has the church come out to say that they are opposed to the ACA covering vasectomies and Viagra?  I know that the church generally admonishes men not to have vasectomies.  But specifically, have they expressed concerns about vasectomies under the ACA?  As for Viagra, I'm sure they've filed a brief with the appropriate authorities saying Viagra should only be prescribed to married men.... and treated that way within health care plans that affect Catholic institutions.  I'm sure it's very important to the Church that they should be able to deny Viagra under their plans to unmarried male employees.

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