The female ego is a monster
Yeah, because women are to be
subservient to men, right?
Christianity:
'I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men; she is to keep silent' I Timothy 2:12.
Islam:
According to the Quran, 'Men are the maintainers (or in charge) of women. So the good women are obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah has guarded. And (as to) those whose part you fear desertion, admonish them and leave them alone in their beds and chastise them. So if they obey you, seek not a way against them.' (Quran 5:34).
Hinduism:
Many Hindu religious texts describe women as deceitful and sexually provocative by nature. The following quote from the
Devi Bhagaveta (1.5.83) is typical. 'A woman is the embodiment of rashness and a mine of vices. she is an obstacle to the path of devotion, a hindrance to emancipation. she is practically a sorceress and represents vile desire.'
Buddhism:
According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha's stepmother wished to become a nun. She expressed this wish to the Buddha several times and each time she was refused. Finally, on the advice of one of his disciples, he acquiesced. But even as he did so, the Buddha claimed that establishing a community of nuns would reduce the time in which his teaching (the
dharma) would be effective from 1,000 to 500 years.
Judaism:
One of the morning blessings made by an Orthodox Jewish male: 'Blessed are you Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has not made me a woman.'
I am still waiting on someone to tell me how they feel about women, was NOT influenced through any of this.