I really liked what all of you had to say about both male dominance in the Bible, as well as the Madonna video. There were a few commonalities between people and a few very interesting parts of certain blogs that I really liked! However, those will be in the discussion tomorrow, so be on the lookout!
Aside from that, I'll go ahead and answer the questions as I think I would have to bring what (little) I know for y'all to know about before the discussion :)
1. I really have no solid idea about what the Bible says in the way of male dominance, but there are some narratives that I remember that are based from the Bible. However, these stories have all male "protagonists," which made me side with hooks' thought that the Bible is male-dominated. The stories were of Moses parting the sea, Noah and the whale, Jesus' life, Daniel & Goliath, and Adam. Those contrasted (in terms of numbers) with the "stories" I knew of women, which were limited to Mary (who, I just knew about birthing Jesus) and Eve (who was made from Adam). I think the numbers speak for themselves - but that is from my surface view of scripture. Maybe there's in-depth things that I didn't mention here, but for someone who hasn't studied Christianity, it seems very male-dominated to me.
2. To preface what I'm about to say about the Madonna music video, I'll just say that this summer I did a project on her, so I'm a little biased/too in-depth with information about her. Anyways, I know that she was raised in a Catholic family, which she was not a fan of, but it is prevalent in her music lyrics and titles. Anyways, I think the biggest connection to religion I heard in the song was the line "he says that he's going to marry me, and we can raise a little family." I'm not too sure if this is any kind of real religious rule, but I know that my family has taught me that when you get pregnant, out of wedlock, you need to get married to make things "legitimate" - and marriage I always equate with a religious ceremony.
Well, those are my two cents! They'll be in the discussion tomorrow, but just as a first glance, here's my side. Enjoy!
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