One of the problems with feminism is that its stated goals are impossible to achieve. They conflict with reality. Take Emma Watson‘s definition of feminism: “For the record, feminism by definition is: ‘The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.’”
We can certainly affirm that men and women are equal in that they both share God’s image. But they are most certainly not equals in other ways. They can never be political, economic, or social equals. They aren’t physical equals either.
The Bible, and a biblically guided interpretation of nature, demonstrate these deep differences. These inequalities mean that men and women can never be interchangeable in any sphere. Men and women are inescapably oriented towards the world and towards one another differently. Men and women have fundamentally different roles to play. A woman can never be a father, pastor or soldier. A man can never be a mother.
Men in general will always be superior to women in some areas, just as women will be superior to men and other areas. In terms of God’s structure for marriage, a husband outranks his wife as he is her head and she has to submit to him. When each of them embrace their particular calling, it is good for both of them. Insofar as we try to make men and women the same, we kill mutual attraction. It is sexual polarity that drives attraction between the sexes. Androgyny makes it impossible for a man and a woman to have any mutual romantic interest.
Men are hardwired for protection and provision. They’re naturally better at these tasks. Women are naturally programmed to be caregivers and nurturers. They are naturally better at caring for children and turning a house into a home. Men are designed for rule and leadership, women are designed to be helpers and glorifiers.
Feminists are constantly frustrated because their worldview always clashes with reality. Sure, we can use technology and the coercion of the state to try to equalize men and women in areas where they are unequal, but it always results in disaster. Feminists are at war with the way God made the world, and it’s a war they can’t win. Every way we have tried to “liberate” women from their natural God-ordained role has been destructive – think of the pill, abortion, DEI, etc.
The progressive mantra “diversity is our strength” is a lie in virtually every area of life — but here, when it comes to sexual diversity, it’s actually true. We need the diversity of the sexes. Feminists seek to deny that diversity with the result that society is deeply impoverished. We get castrated, effeminate men and masculinized, hardened women.
It’s not that feminism started good and went bad. It was rotten from the beginning and got progressively worse. Feminism is the original transgender movement, as it tried to turn good women into bad men. Feminism sparked a war between the sexes that both will lose. The only way for the sexes to win is for each sex to find its place within the design and order of God. We have exchanged the glory of God‘s design for the lies of androgyny. We have exchanged the beauty of the male/female dance for the ugliness of feminism.
Too many Christians have allowed themselves to be influenced by the godless worldview of feminism. The number of ostensibly conservative pastors and churches who pander to feminists, who live under the feminist gaze, is alarming. The deep and disastrous consequences of this syncretistic compromise continue to be revealed. It is impossible to hold to an orthodox understanding of the gospel, while denying or distorting what Scripture teaches about the sexes. The gospel, after all, is presented to us in sexual and marital terms. Jesus is the bridegroom who lays down his life to protect and provide for his bride, the church. His bride obeys him and submits to his mission. To be ashamed of God’s design for the sexes is to be ashamed of the gospel.
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