Women are called temptresses, whores, they are referred to as unreliable, they can't be trusted, etc... It's almost like they want us to apologize for being born female. I know that older religions were more favorable towards women, so when and why did relgion become so male dominated?
exs
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Abramic religions treat women like cattle.
capitalgentleman
Most of this is cultural, not religious.
E.g., in the early days of Christianity, there were female church leaders - deacons, priests, and even bishops. In fact, culturally, men held sway outside the home, but, women inside it. As early Christians met in people's homes - the "house" churches, they would have been led by women. But, Jewish culture was pretty male dominated, and, the Romans were worse. So, as Christianity spread throughout the Roman world, women's roles declined until they were of no account. This took about 800 years, and if you look at the writings of Church fathers, you can see a steady progression of the lessening of women. Same religion, but, different culture.
This became even worse with the rise of English. English lacks a neutral personal pronoun. We cannot say "It" for God in English, although that works just fine in other languages. We must say, "Him," or "Her," and "Him" won the toss. In English, we generally refer to animate things as male, and inanimate ones (e.g., ships, or machinery) as female. Clearly, a ship is not female! But, we always use "she," same as we almost always use "He" for God, even though God has no gender. Again, this is a cultural thing, based on our language, and not part of the religion itself. In fact, it's the opposite of what the religion teaches.
ortis
It brought anything unique and new. These things weren't taught by using the earlier true prophets. Like there was a transformation of worship from YHWH to allah. Looking to fit mohammad who was a descendant of Ishmael with the descendants of Isaac, who have been all the genuine prophets of God. Claiming that the previous prophets taught islam after they did n't as islam approach submission to allah while the real prophet taught us to obey and love God. Loot and plunder kafirs on your survival.Rob their prophets and claim them as yours. Alternate and corrupt the previous texts so that allah may seem as a god and mo as his prophet.Dozing with a 6 yr historical is right and isn't viewed as pedophilia.Saying that women are half smart and most females are in hell.Kill the Jews. It is the youngest but most vile that holds no price for human life as opposed to the ones who comply with it.
Hu
Because word of God was always corrupted by clergy men.
God knows your heart and I pray that He guides you.
Please know that the judgment day is coming and you still have time to prepare. God did not create you for no reason. You have a choice to go to hell or heaven.
Please use your head and choose wisely, decide now before your time is up.
Read Quraan, Know the facts.
Also Jesus is not coming back, at least not according to Quraan and common sense (though most Muslims and all christians believe he is coming back).
10:36 But most of them follow nothing but fancy: truly fancy can be of no avail against truth. Verily Allah is well aware of all that they do.
53:28 But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth.
47:14 Is then one who is on a clear (Path) from his Lord, no better than one to whom the evil of his conduct seems pleasing, and such as follow their own lusts?
Scorpio
Human culture has always favored men, so it's natural for religions and governments created by men to have a similar outlook.