| In the 1970's the Feminist Movement
has changed in many ways. One was the religion part of it.
Some extreme feminists even brought religion in to it. They called
it ''goddess consciousness'' and a ''reawakening.'' Many believed
God was a woman. They drew inspiration from all religions such as
Native American, European nature religions (witchcraft), westernized
Hinduism, Chinese Taoism, Japanese Shintoism, and Buddhism. The differences
and conflicts in the religions were ignored. The 1971 Declaration of
Feminism states ''All of history must be rewritten in terms of the
oppression of women. We must go back to ancient female religions
like witchcraft.'' Many thought that by the year 2000 they would
have raised children to believe in human potential, not God. |
