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NeverAgain
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Date: June 07, 2012 08:55PM
I am new to this board and very interested in Mormon doctrin first, because someone I cared for has decided to become mormon and second, because we may have a Mormon pres on our hands soon - lol. I've been doing a lot of reading and must say that what I've found is fascinating... I'm stunned that so many believe what the Mormon church teaches, but I guess that could be said for many faiths. What is particularly of interest is how easily women of the church accept (or at least appear to accept) their submissive roles within their families, yet seem to put on a very happy and seemingly healthy face everyday. Anyway... back on topic...
I used to know a young man some years ago that was extremely misogynistic. I eventually found out that he had been raised in an extremely abusive household in his earliest and most formative years -- his biological mother abandoned him in his toddler years, the new woman who married his father (step mother) physically and mentally abused him horribly and his father essentially sat back and allowed it all to happen. Suffice it to say, this man has a horrible view of women yet very much needed a woman's approval. During a brief period of time of knowing him, I found him to be manipulative (only with women), extremely judgmental (of women), condescending (towards women) -- -- all of this in a seemingly non-chalant low key way, but none-the-less an overall woman hater. Well -- he couldn't seem to keep a girlfriend for longer than a week (big surprise) for a very several years... then he dated an older Mormon woman who introduced him to Mormonism. He has since met another Mormon woman and married her. I can't help but wonder (since he swore off of marriage) if he primarily married this woman because she was submissive to his wants and needs and he knew that for as long as he and she were part of the faith that he would always be in control.
What do you think about this? Have you all found men who joined the Mormon church because the thought of having so much control over women was too intoxicating to pass up? I think this man that I once knew was so fearful of having a woman have any control over his life and emotions that he jumped on the biggest "woman submissive" bandwagon he could hitch a ride on. Sound realistic anyone?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/08/2012 08:28PM by christine243.