• @banghida@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        122 months ago

        It is quite illiterate. It tries to portray orthodox Europe as more like the Muslim world when it comes to treating women. But, it includes a whole bunch of traditionally Catholic states of Europe into the same mix. Even though Americans tend to fold all states of Europe which dominantly speak a Slavic language as one cohesive group of similar backgrounds and traditions, that is very far from the truth. Classic distinction in Europe is along the religious lines. Many of us in Europe would consider East Europe to be the orthodox states. Cryrillic alphabet and all that. However, the author does not list Greece, a state from where orthodoxy stems from. Or Romania which is orthodox but not Slavic. All of which shows that the author is quite illiterate in these matters and biased with cold war era propaganda in their world views.

  • @Worx@lemmynsfw.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    92 months ago

    If you’re talking about nuns, who traditionally cover themselves, they also traditionally are celibate so…

    • r3df0x ✡️✝☪️OPA
      link
      fedilink
      English
      12 months ago

      Orthodox Christian women wear veils in church and in that part of the world, women continued wearing veils long past western Europe.

      • @DiscussionBear@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        102 months ago

        You do realize that it’s a choice made by the woman herself right? If you enter Othrodox church as a woman not wearing one they won’t kick you out. It’s also a tradition not a requirement.

        I’ve been in my fair share of Orthodox churches in Romania and very few women actually wear a veil for normal church services.

      • Perry
        link
        fedilink
        2
        edit-2
        2 months ago

        In many regions in India, almost all kinds of Christians wear that in church

  • @Damage@feddit.it
    link
    fedilink
    62 months ago

    Yeah, women getting beaten and or killed for not covering their heads or even their whole bodies is the same as some old ladies’ fashion