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1
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Feminist critiques have argued what

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christian attitudes towards sexual relationships are based in traditional and outdated notions of women

2
Q

women are seen as in Christianity

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  • child-bearers
  • homemakers
  • submissive companions
3
Q

sexual behaviour assumes what

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male dominance and women as secondary

4
Q

women will only be equal when

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they are free from male dominance

5
Q

most sexual crimes are committed by who

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men

6
Q

liberal views of sexuality are also criticised, why?

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because they assume that men and women have equal status in relationships
- which doesn’t reflect the underlying male dominance

7
Q

What did Mill write

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that the legal subordination of one sex to the other is wrong and it ought to be replaced by a principle of perfect equality