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(#8) Feminism Is Bad And Patriarchy Is The Way Of The Lord
Feminism is more than frowned upon if you are in the Quiverfull movement. According to one Quiverfull blogger, things were better back in the old days when men had complete control over women. He even admits that sometimes they could be jerks about it, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is women knew their place. He calls feminism the “equality cult” and says that it has infected the church and ruined traditional marriage. Feminism is also responsible for divorce, abortion, birth control, and gay marriage.
Patriarchy is absolutely the name of the game in the Quiverfull movement. One pastor went so far as to say that if you can’t completely submit to your husband, even when you know he is wrong, then you shouldn’t get married. If you are a woman, men are in control of you. Not just your father when you are young and your husband after you get hitched, but even your brothers have authority over you. You are there to be a “helpmeet” to all the men in your life.
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(#12) Many Believe They Prove They Are Saved By Speaking In Tongues
One of the more innocent but just as strange things that fundamentalist Christians like Quiverfull practitioners do is speak in tongues. Called a “charismatic gift” from God, believers think they are able to speak a different earthly language, or, more importantly, the language of the angels. They believe that by speaking in tongues, they are showing God has blessed them and they are one of the saved ones.
They base this idea on a few Bible verses, including Mark 16:17, which says “These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues." No pressure on anyone who can’t exactly get the hang of blurting out random syllables.
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(#7) Women Must Be Modest So Men Don’t Lust After Them
If you have ever watched the Duggar’s show you might notice that they aren’t the most fashionable people in the world. High necklines and long skirts or pants are the look. And there is a good reason for this. Quiverfulls believe that if a woman flashes the flesh she can literally destroy a man.
It works like this: a woman dresses even slightly provocatively. A man sees her and he is overcome with lust. He feels ashamed of himself and suddenly there is an epic battle inside him of good and evil and evil might win if he can’t control his sinful lust. But it’s not his fault; it is hers for being so slutty. They even say that one day she will have to stand before God and answer for it, since she was the one who caused those terrible feelings. It's all rather ironic, considering Quiverfulls also believe unfettered sex is part of the man's prerogative.
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(#10) They Think AIDS Is A Punishment From God
There are few things worse to a Quiverfull member than homosexuality. Gay marriage is blamed for ruining the traditional family. They see LGBTQIA people as a crime against God and according to this sect they deserve any bad thing that comes their way, even if it is one of the most horrible diseases known to man.
They see the fact that we haven’t been able to cure AIDS as the result of being a “debauched nation.” They were thrilled during the 1980s when President Reagan refused to do anything about the AIDS epidemic, because they saw it as the price gay people paid for being immoral.
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(#2) Women Must Be Completely Sexually Available To Their Husbands
Why do they have so many kids? Because a woman is virtually never allowed to turn down their husband if he wants sex, and there's no protection involved.
One Quiverfull blogger put this oh so romantically when he made the analogy that after you buy the cow (your wife) you expect to get the milk (sex) for free. You shouldn’t have to do anything to earn it. According to him, a wife can never really reject her husband’s advances, at best she can ask for a rain check that she needs to deliver on as soon as possible. A wife who refuses her husband’s sexual desires is apparently not only defying him (a big no-no) but also God (which is like the worst no-no.)
He even says a man shouldn’t feel bad about basically forcing sex on his wife if she is not in the mood, which dangerously advocates marital rape.
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(#1) God Is The Only Form Of Birth Control And He Will Give You The Number Of Children You Were Meant To Have
The main thing that sets the Quiverfull movement apart from other fundamentalist Christian movements is the idea that you should have as many kids as possible. Birth control of any kind is completely out of the question. And don’t even mention abortion, or "women's rights." Even “natural” family planning like the rhythm method is seen as something prostitutes do.
Each child is seen a gift from God and they believe He won’t give you any more than you can handle. But apparently, God seems to think women can handle a whole lot of kids. The Duggars with their 19 kids might be an extreme example, but 10 or more can easily be the reality for many families.
This means most Quiverfull wives spend all of their time pregnant, breastfeeding, and raising a whole lot of children. And they never get a break: since most of the families homeschool, they can’t even send their brood off to be a teacher’s problem for part of the day.
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Tens of thousands of families are living in The Handmaid's Tale. The name Quiverfull Christian movement comes from a biblical psalm. This is a Christian philosophy and theological view that children are God’s blessings and married couples should not take any measures to prevent pregnancy and birth, Quiver families reject any fertility control efforts, and some families even take extremely strict rules and rituals.
Many conservative families support conservative Catholic concepts. They believe that women are responsible for giving birth and raising children, as well as for household chores. The random tool explained 12 super repressive rules and rituals in the Quiverfull movement.
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