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Feminism: Mystique or Mistake? (Renewing the Heart)

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Don't get me wrong. I agreed with everything Diane Passno had to say in this book. But as a Christian who already believes that current feminism is in no way compatable with Biblical living and that abortion is one of the greatest evils of the United States, I can't say that this book was very strong on persuasiveness or new material. More of the writing was based on personal opinion rather than on studies or research to support Passno's viewpoint.

I think that if others like myself read this book, they may very well enjoy it because it rings true with what they already believe. But as far as persuading someone who disagrees on these issues, or providing arguments for Passno's supporters to use against the divergent viewpoints, I thought this book could have been made stronger. It was good, but certainly had room to be better.

One day I happened upon this book in a used book store just a few months after I had gotten married. I was struggling to reconcile what I had been taught about women's roles in my family, in church, and in the world I worked and lived in. This book was a huge breakthrough for me. It opened my eyes to some of the truth about feminism. This book laid a lot of the ground work for the next year of my marriage as I have come to understand how I can love my husband and glorify God in my marriage. Submission is something that many women have a wrong perception of. This book helps lay the ground work for why submission is essential in marriage. One additional issue she addresses is the struggle between moms working who are jealous of those at home and the time they get to spend with their children and moms at home who are jealous of those who are working and the identity affirmation they receive. I don't want to share with you what she said, but I have found it to be very true and I encourage you to read it for yourself. I would strongly recommend this book to any young woman who is seeking out her role in her marriage.

Sentiments such as these are not easy to find these days. D. Passno dismantles modern feminism and shows the reader what it's made of...a fine idea to start with, and vehicle by which women truly oppress themselves today. ("we can do it!")

Feminism has washed over our entire culture and changed what is considered normal, more than you realize. I was challenged and excited to read this book. Where else can you find thought provoking information about a topic such as the opposition of feminism? This is a subject people get fired from their jobs for disagreeing with. The real revolution is in the bible, ladies.

Reading through this book made me realize how feminisim really does not line up with what God's Word says about women. Plus also I have learned things about women that I have never learned while taking Women's Studies classes when I was in college, because those Women's Studies classes were from a more liberal viewpoint (e.g., abortion).

While Ms. Passno explains that she changed her views on feminism, particularly abortion, she says this change made her realize that the important thing was for women to be good mothers, to "focus on the family" but then states that Gods work took her away from her own daughter's soccer game and that it was okay. That is hypocritical.
She continued by saying that stay at home mothers shouldn't shun working mothers at church because some mothers need to work. But wasn't the book about putting family first, which would imply that a man and woman would plan and the mother wouldn't need to work. She is going against what she states, because one must assume she works because she wants to, which implies material coveting, which is against Gods word. This book was a way for Ms. Passno to spout her opinions.

This book is basically what is stated, and it tries to achieve this by placing the blame for some unfortunate occurences in contemporary society entirely on a movement for equality. It is just said that women are participating in efforts to push back women's liberation even before they fully achieved it. Shame on you!