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<DIV>A feminist friend refers to this effect: “Males carry the burden of
unearned and unacknowledged patriarchal power that colors their every
act.” </DIV>
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<DIV>Sue H.</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=donaldrose@cpcinternet.com
href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com">Rosemary Huskey</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 30, 2014 2:49 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] A fine point, perhaps.</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Bias, or perhaps I should say, a predisposition, to adopt a
certain philosophical approach to legal issues may be shaped by private values
that we trust and hold dear. In light of the Supreme Court decision
supporting the Hobby Lobby owners refusal to provide forms of birth control they
claim to be at odds with their religious beliefs, I wondered if the court
was persuaded not by legal arguments but by their own religious
affiliations. Were any of the five male justices associated with religious
groups that uphold the doctrine of patriarchy, i.e., do they attend
churches that deny women ministerial or priesthood roles. Guess what?
Justice Roberts, Justice Scalia, Justice Thomas, and Justice Alito are Roman
Catholic. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>In contrast, when the decision concerning Roe v Wade was
announced in 1973 eight of the nine male justices were members of main stream
Protestant churches. There may or may not be a direct correlation between
religion affiliation and legal opinions, but it is my firm belief that unearned
gender privilege nurtured in the cradle, and deferred to in the church certainly
creates an atmosphere that celebrates and bestows unique privilege for male
members. And, what could possibly more be patriarchal than controlling
women’s reproductive choices?<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Rose Huskey<o:p></o:p></P>
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