Greg Anderson

Mara #4,

I think it’s very much due to FEAR on two fronts:

Some women fear that if they go against what their Church leadership decrees, it is the same thing as willful rebellion against God himself, and that they will share in the second death (lake of fire) which is reserved for unbelievers, apostates, and in some circles, recalcitrant believers.

Secondly, many women will balk at freeing themselves from this stuff because they fear that they will no longer be a “club” member in good standing.

The need to be wanted and validated by those with similar interests and belief systems is a need that is shared by all humankind; and when this is no more, what then?

Although there are of course exceptions, men do not generally have a need for intimate community like women do.