Feminism, Perennial Philosophy, and Faith

The word "feminism" has had positive associations since the beginning of the
movement for women's rights in the 19th century. People usually comprehend it as the
teaching that men and women should be equal in all aspects of life. Women should have
equal access to education, labor market, advance in career; they should have equal rights
as citizens. All women should have the right to vote and to be elected as members of a
certain legislative, executive, or judicial body in a given country. They should not be
discriminated against only because of their gender.
No doubt, this is a global movement. Feminists are everywhere, in all parts of our
planet. In spite of the fact that there can be some regional differences, and that in some
places feminism is barely allowed (in Iran or Saudi Arabia it is hard for it to thrive), the
central ideas of feminism are similar.
This is the romantic story of classical feminism under the form of a movement for
women's rights. Recently, feminism has taken a radical turn. It has been directed against
Christianity (it has been saying that Christianity suppresses women), against patriotism,
against the traditional family, and generally, against our way of living nowadays. In this
sense, feminism has become a revolutionary theory and agenda. It aims at transforming
our society through a "feminist revolution." This is called radical feminism!