Shit we need to kick around

[karmatso]

...Religions tend to be somewhat male oriented. Usually the top person/deity/god/whatever, is either an actual male, or referred to as male. Most people today tend to equate Dude with the masculine, so I can understand where some of this is coming from...[/quote]

[/quote]That's a very broad brush your using there "Religions". I would argue that the Abrahamic religions are definitely (I hope to prove that this is the effect of Akhenaten's religious reforms changing the jewish idea of religion, but that's the subject of a PhD I think), particularly all the various flavours of christianity (but I count that as one religion, you don't get more than one vote just because you can't agree on what language your holy book should be in, imho) but not all religions.[/quote]



You are absolutely correct, and I apologize. I should have been much more specific with examples rather than making a broad generalization. Of course there are so many different types of religious practices out there. I guess I was thinking more of the "major" religions practiced by people today - Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, etc., etc.

[karmatso]

too many words, dudes, too much rampant intellectualism going on here, abide man, have a drink...
and im NO dudette,
hugs and kisses....(eh HEM)
hannahdude

I like the way you think.

[hannahdude]

thank ya kindly, stranger.