No, We Cannot Generalize Women Voters Any More Than We Can Men

 


 
That was the question examined by writer and podcaster Joseph M. Leonard and what prompted him to examine whether or not women voters can be generalized was a meme being circulated on SM showing one woman crying and then another who is armed and the message of the meme was that is that Democrats want to make sure a woman is able to have an abortion if she gets raped whereas Republicans want the woman to be able to have the means on hand with her to prevent the rape in the first place and while I have seen this meme myself, I have not been able to find it again though I am sure that for those of you out there who are active SM users, you may very well have seen it before and know what I am talking about and that in and of itself brings up other issues that I am not ready to specifically examine or address in this particular blogpost because the purpose of this blogpost was to expound upon the question of whether or not women voters can be generalized.  Now, Leonard, to his credit, concludes that no, we cannot and should not generalize female voters any more than we should generalize male voters.
 
What also prompted the question was a statement from a GAB user called Fed Drone who allegedly stated that “millennial and later born women are the worst threat to democracy, emotional basket cases who are destroying America with their lack of thinking and dependency on feeling and buying the feminist bull fed them.” [1]
 
Generalizing an entire generation, gender, demographic, or class of people only leads to stereotyping and even prejudice and no one will ever win any hearts and minds over to any given cause that way and as Christians, we will never be able to persuade the lost to embrace Christ that way either and it seems to me this Fed Drone fellow that Leonard came across needs to expand his experience beyond the college campus and academic setting because if he did, he might find that not all Millennial or Gen Z women necessarily think or operate the same way that the academically indoctrinated women do but if we really wish to be honest, academically indoctrinated men are just as much a threat to democracy as indoctrinated women are; the minds of both are being poisoned with lies and are being taught to hate the country they have grown up in and to despise anything having to do with God, and even to deny absolute truth and absolute morality to the point of going so far as to deny even the most basic facts.
 
But I fear what is driving the prejudice of this Fed Drone is a male chauvinistic and possibly even a misogynistic spirit that I have also from time to time encountered on SM from men who blame allowing women the same civil rights as men, including the right to vote, to pursue and work in the same occupations traditionally held by men, and to be paid the same salaries as the men they work with.  They would rather see women confined to the home and dependent upon men for their provision and financial stability but the greatest threat to “democracy” is not one gender or another and it is not women who are strong and independent and who exercise their right to vote as men do.  “The greatest threat to democracy” is a spiritual one.
 
There is nothing in scripture that prevents a woman from voicing her opinions and thoughts or from doing most things that men do such as working outside the home, serving in corporate or civic leadership positions, engaging in entrepreneurship, or putting her God-given gifts and talents to use in accordance to the respective purpose to which God has called her.
 
Women are presently afforded and given as many rights and liberties as any man and cannot be legally discriminated or prevented from pursuing occupations that have, in past times, been traditionally reserved for men and though women are present in almost every occupation traditionally carried out by men (i.e. road construction, law enforcement, military combat service, carpentry, automotive repair, operating heavy machinery) there still continues to be more men within those occupations than women not necessarily because women continue to be discriminated against, but because most women simply are not interested in traditionally male-dominated occupations but possess different interests and therefore are going to pursue a livelihood, career, or occupation that is consistent with those interests.
 
In fact, according to the second chapter in the book of Genesis, the woman was not created to be fully dependent upon the man for everything, for, as it was written, she was created to be a help meet or an assisting close and intimate companion to the man (Gen. 2:18, 24) but man-made tradition, culture, masculine pride, male chauvinism, and even misogyny subjugated women to, in many cases, a state of dependency and the more dependent the woman is made to be on the man, the less of a help-meet she is able to be to him, but the more independent and self-sufficient the woman, the more of a help-meet she can be to her husband and the less dependent she is on a man for all her material needs, the more likely she will pursue marriage out of love for the man she desires to spend the rest of her life with and nothing more.
 
Furthermore, when we read Proverbs 31, we do not read about a dependent woman, we read about a woman who is fairly self-sufficient and even financially self-sufficient.  She is also productive, compassionate, hospitable, respected and loved by her husband and children, and has the best interests of everyone in her household at heart. (Prov. 31:10-31)
 
So, far from what culture and the traditions and prejudices of men may teach, the Bible actually commends strong and independent women as long as they use the strength and independence given them to build up and strengthen their households and for the furtherance of those things good and right in the sight of the Lord and not for self-serving or wicked purposes.
 
That there are differences between men and women, and not just in their physiology (which is obvious) but also in their thinking processes cannot be disputed but that does not make one gender superior or inferior to another.  It is just that both men and women were designed created to carry out the respective roles for which they were created.  There are some tasks that are best done with a man’s strength and mind and then there are other tasks that are best done with a woman’s touch and each man and each woman is given the talents, gifts, and interests in accordance to each respective purpose to which they are called and whatever their calling and purpose in life, they need to pursue it daily.
 
But please do not misunderstand me: 
 
I am not against the traditional setting of a man taking on the role of being the bread winner of the home while his wife stays at home to care for the children and maintain the house and if it be made tenable for any couple to attain, then by all means I would encourage it, but unfortunately, that is not something that is possible for everyone and if the activities of a woman are to be confined to the house, then she should not be confining her activities to the home due to tradition, the expectations of the culture, her family, or to appease a man’s pride and ego but should only do so out of nothing more than a personal conviction that is placed in her by none other than the God who made her for she pursue that which God has placed in her heart to pursue, be it affairs within the home or without, only then will she feel fulfilled in her respective purpose.
 
The best thing that a man can do for a woman is, to whatever extent is given him, be supportive of the dreams and aspirations that have been placed in her heart to pursue as long as they respectable and honorable aspirations that lead to the betterment of both him and her which are also good and right in the sight of God and will bring glory to His name and not keep her dependent upon him but allow and enable her to be as independent and as self-sufficient as she possibly can and the best protection that a man can give his wife is the ability and means to defend herself when he cannot be there to protect her from harm and when with her, then the best protection that he can give her is to throw himself in between her and anything that might otherwise cause her harm, even if doing so might cost him his life.
 
Another thing that can be said to Leonard’s credit is that he states---and I am sure this is something that we should all be able to agree on---that women need to be able to protect themselves just as much as men do which is why I am totally for women learning how to use firearms and not only am I for women being proficient in firearm use but also in the use of other weapons, or with anything that can be used as a weapon, and I am also for women learning advanced hand-to-hand combat skills (including lethal ones) to the best of their ability as well.
 
The cited meme does paint a good analogy between what “empowerment”, as it pertains to women, means to conservatives in comparison to what it means to progressives.
 
And it seems to me that female empowerment in the eyes of the progressives means enabling them to kill an unwanted baby or wear as little clothing as they want or in some cases, nothing at all, if they so choose, in order to draw attention to themselves and post lewd photos of themselves on social media with little or no regard to the consequences of their behavior whereas the empowerment of a woman, in the eyes of the conservative and even the Christian is in her character and priorities.  One side seeks to keep the woman in a state of dependency and ultimately bondage.  The other seeks to empower her to be as independent and as self-sufficient as possible.
 
But it isn’t just women that the left seeks to subjugate to a state of dependency but men as well, thereby bringing both into bondage by promising a greater security and even a greater liberty than what we already have and it has been this way since the beginning ever since the first lie ever told which promised a greater enlightenment, greater power, and a greater freedom to man but instead led him into a bondage and darkness that he could never have imagined and ever since that day, there has been a war for the hearts, minds, and souls of every man, woman, and child ever since..
 
One side is the source of truth, unfailing hope, goodness, happiness, peace, joy, life, harmony, unity, and love and in love, offers redemption, salvation, meaning, purpose, and hope to all willing to receive it.
The other side is the father of evil, lies, death, decay, destruction, misery, despair, hate, chaos, disorder, discord, oppression and leads as many as it can into an everlasting damnation filled with torment.
 
One side is responsible for the creation of life and at one time made a world filled with peace, harmony, joy, and unity between the Creator, man, and nature.
The other side is responsible for the disruption of that peace, harmony, joy, happiness, and love that the God who made the heavens and the earth had intended for the world to be and for bringing into it all that which God hates and for which this present world will face eventual judgment and destruction.
 
When God had created this world, He had everything in it, including man, to be intrinsically good by nature but then the enemy of God defiled and corrupted that which God had created.  This enemy of God was an angel by the name of Lucifer, who had once served at the throne of God as the guardian of the cherub before being cast out of that position for, in his pride and arrogance, attempting to take for himself that which belongs to God alone (Is. 14:11-21, Ezek. 28:12-19) for when he, and others with him, rebelled against their Creator, they were deprived of their positions in Heaven and after having being been cast from the place that he held in Heaven, Lucifer crept into the world in which God had made for man to dwell.
 
Now, when God had created mankind, he had set the first man Adam, and the first woman Eve, the wife of Adam, to have dominion over all of the earth (Gen. 1:26) and there was nothing withheld from man except for one thing: A tree called the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.  Adam and his wife Eve were warned that in the day that they ate of that forbidden fruit that they would surely die. (Gen. 2:16-17, 3:3)
 
But by a lie, and the first lie ever known to man, Lucifer, better known as Satan, in the form of a serpent caused man to commit the one forbidden thing that subjugated the world to every kind of evil, grief, sorrow, pain, sadness, misery, oppression, and adversity that has ever been or could ever be.
 
He had deceitfully told the first woman Eve, that she and her husband Adam would not die if they ate of the forbidden fruit, but that they would be as gods and be more enlightened (Gen. 3:4-5) but instead of receiving the enlightenment they were promised, they experienced shame (Gen. 3:7-9) and unlike what Satan had assured them, Adam and Eve were sentenced to eventual death for their transgression (Gen. 3:19) and the death sentence that came upon them came by way of sin which entered into them both but it did not stop with them, for the sin that entered into them also entered into all people because it is from Adam and Eve from whom all men descend (Rom. 5:12) and because all descend from Adam and Eve, all have inherited sin which brings death (Rom. 6:23) and because all sin, all die, but sin is not merely an evil act or a cruel or carelessly spoken word, but it is the inherent inward corrupted condition of our nature.  Before sin entered into man, he was made to be intrinsically good, but when sin entered into him, he was turned from being intrinsically good to being by nature inherently evil.  That is not to say, however, that man does not possess the capacity to choose good over evil or to do that which is good or right, but the inherently evil nature within him that is called sin causes the goodness of man to fall short of the purity and perfection that God requires (Rom. 3:23) thereby keeping man estranged and separated from his Maker.
 
But the consequences of man’s disobedience were not confined to man alone, but extended to the rest of creation by way of a curse that came upon it due to sin which is why it is written that all of creation groans and travails in pain to this day. (Rom. 8:19-22)
 
And furthermore, the transgression of Adam and Eve gave Satan justification to claim lordship over the nations and kingdoms of the earth (Mt. 4:8-9, Lk. 4:6-7) which is why he is called the prince of this world. (Jn. 12:31, 16:11)
 
By a lie did Satan cause man to do that which brought death to him which is why he is called a murderer (Jn. 8:44) and not just of the body but of the soul as well for by causing man to commit the transgression that caused sin to enter into him which then brought upon him death not just in body, but also death to him spiritually by, through sin causing him to be estranged from his Maker and it is that very lie by which Satan caused sin and death to enter into the world that makes him the father of lies (v. 44) because the very lie that subjugated man to sin and death was the first known lie ever told or recorded.
 
And because the effects of sin were not just limited to man but extended to all of creation, Satan is also called a destroyer (Jn. 10:10) and because he usurped the power and dominion that was initially given to man, he is also called a thief (v. 10) and the thief has lied, stolen, killed and destroyed and continues to do so to this day but the Lord God Almighty has not left us without hope because He is not willing that any of us should perish in our sins and be destined for eternal torment, but that all would come to repentance and escape the everlasting punishment to which they would otherwise be subject (2 Pet. 3:9) and He has provided us redemption and salvation in Jesus Christ who is without sin (2 Cor. 5:21) and therefore was able to be that perfect and uncorrupted sacrifice (Heb. 7:26-27) that was offered up on behalf of sinful man through His death upon the cross on which His blood was shed and it was in His death that the demanded penalty for sin was satisfied and redemption purchased on our behalf and after having through His death suffered the penalty for our sins, was raised again from the dead so that by faith we might be justified in Him (Rom. 4:25) if we, fully trusting, will call upon His name for the forgiveness of sins so that we may be saved from eternal damnation. (Rom. 10:13)
 
For when we call upon the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of sins, our souls are cleansed from its stain and by the cleansing of our sins are then admitted into Heaven and with the cleansing of our sins comes reconciliation to the God from who our sins had once estranged us (2 Cor. 5:18) and with redemption comes a spiritual transformation within us that makes us inwardly a new person in Christ Jesus (2 Cor. 5:17) and it is this spiritual transformation that causes us to no longer desire to follow after selfish and worldly pursuits but after those things that pertain to the Kingdom of Heaven,
to no longer take pleasure in those things that are evil and displeasing in the sight of the Lord, but in that which is good, right, and pleasing in His sight,
to no longer desire to walk in the lies of this present world, but only in the truth that comes from Christ Almighty, no longer placing our hopes in the things of this present world, but looking forward to that new and better world to come, (Rev. 21-22)
to no longer rely on worldly resources, men, or even our own power, abilities, skills, and wisdom for our needs and provision but upon God who is able to meet all of our needs, recognizing that the resources of this world and even the people He brings into our lives are but instruments and vessels through which God meets our needs and that the skills, power, knowledge, and wisdom by which we might acquire our provision are provided and instilled in us by God,
to no longer fear what men can do to us, but rather fearing the God before whom we will have to one day give an account for how we lived our lives, (Mt. 10:28)
to no longer look to corruptible institutions within our society for direction and order in our lives but to God who, by His written Word has given us laws and precepts to be applied to our lives and which serve to produce and maintain an ordered life, and who, by His Holy Spirit which comes to dwell within us upon repentance, establishes in our lives a course and direction in our lives to pursue for His glory,
to no longer seek our own glory but the glory of God,
to no longer rally behind corruptible men, but instead behind the incorruptible God in Heaven bearing in mind that those men and women God raises up for our edification are but instruments and servants of His for that respective purpose to which He has called them,
to no longer seek to align ourselves with the things of darkness but only with the things of the light,
to no longer trust in the wisdom of the world but only on the wisdom and knowledge that comes from above, nor depend on corruptible earthly authorities to swiftly administer justice, but only in the power of God to deliver us from evil.
 
And the more people embrace this change within themselves that can only be given to them by Christ Jesus, the less power and influence Satan has in the world and every soul that is persuaded to repentance and not only persuaded to repentance, but also discipled into faithful service to Christ, is a defeat and a blow to the enemy which is why he fights and continues to fight to this very day to take and hold captive as many souls as he possibly can and to suppress anything that might open the eyes of the lost to the truth of the Gospel message by which men are saved from the coming judgment and eternal damnation and also in which they find an unfailing hope and lasting meaning and purpose to their lives because the day is coming when that which Satan had stolen from man through the transgression of Adam will be taken back by Christ Jesus our Lord when He casts Satan out of this world and pronounces upon that evil one his final sentence (Rev. 20:10-15) and in that day, creation itself will be liberated from the curse that came upon it because of the sin of man when it is made anew, and just as our souls are made clean from sin and are liberated from spiritual death, so one day we will also be liberated from bodily death when our present forms in which sin dwells are changed from that which is sinful and corruptible to that which is incorruptible (1 Cor. 15:51-55, 1 Thess. 4:13-18) and in which no sin dwells for where there is no sin, there is no death and we also look forward to the new and better world to come when this present world and all the evil that is in it is done away with and a new creation is put in the place of the old in which there is no sin, no death or decay, no evil, nor any grief, sorrow, anguish, torment, suffering, misery, or any hardship or adversity of any sort, but instead, there shall only be light, life, peace, joy, contentment, happiness, and harmony before the Lord God Almighty. (Rev. 21-22)
 
It is sin that has disrupted that perfect and harmonious relationship that God had intended to be between men and women and between a man and his wife.
It is sin that causes women, instead of seeking the welfare of the man to whom she joins herself, to join herself to him only for the sake of her own welfare, self-serving gain, and convenience; making promises to him that she does not intend to keep but instead will abandon him when things become inconvenient, when she has taken from everything she can steal, when the health and the hands of the man fail, when he is beset by scarcity instead of abundance, when a heavy loss is suffered, and when he is afflicted with failure instead of success, or when another who appears to have more to offer her crosses her path.
It is sin that causes the man to subjugate the woman to a state of dependency, that causes him in his pride to prevent her from fulfilling the dreams and ambitions that have been placed in her heart to pursue.
It is sin that causes both the man and wife who to share with others what should only be shared between each other.
It is sin that causes both to crush each other’s spirits rather than lift each other up.
It is sin that causes both to lie to and betray each other rather than faithfully keep the vows and the covenant that they have made to one another and even before God Almighty.
And it is sin that causes a man and a woman to come together and cleave to one another for any other reason other than love for one another.
 
But it was intended by God that a woman and a man join and cleave one to another in sincere love at all times and that she seek his betterment rather than her own and that she be supportive of the purpose and respective calling that has been placed in her husband’s heart, mind, and soul, that she be a loving companion to him not just when it is convenient, but even in times of inconvenience and to endure all things, both good and bad, with him and that she would concern herself with what she can do to empower her husband towards a stable and even prosperous life rather than depend on him for financial and material stability and before I go on any further, does that mean that the man shouldn’t work and try to be a provider for his household? No, I am not saying that at all because the Bible makes it very clear that if a man will not work, then he shouldn’t eat (2 Thess. 3:10) but what I am saying is that the reason for why a man should work is not to win the love and favor of the woman, but he is to work so that he may survive and also acquire substance that he can contribute to the Kingdom of God and to society.
 
It is also intended by God for the husband to love and cherish the woman who joins herself to him and in a self-sacrificial manner, putting her needs and interests above his own, but never to subjugate her to a state of dependency or prevent her from pursuing the respective purpose that God has placed on her life but instead be supportive in her pursuits just as he would likewise want her to be supportive in his own respective pursuits and if he is to be head over her, that he should be a head over her that is neither harsh nor abusive but loving and gentle
 
And because the Almighty has decreed marriage between the man and woman to be for as long as they both should live, it is also His will that they should be joined together in a sincere and lasting love for one another and nothing more for the marital bond was and is intended at all times to be a joy to both the woman and the man and a joy and happiness that they ought to find in each other every day and every moment that they are together and never a misery, burden, or drudgery.
 
It is also the desire and decree of God that both the man and the woman should lift each other up and never disparage one another, that they bear with each other’s faults and shortcomings as they are both fallen and corruptible beings, and that they never share with anyone else that which should be reserved for themselves alone nor engage in an intimacy with any others that should only be taking place between they and they alone and they should be content and satisfied only in each other, never to desire any other.
 
And it is the desire and will of God that when a man and a woman join together in holy matrimony, that they should, at all times keep their vows to one another and in all good faith and sincerity with hopes and prayers for the best while willing to also accept the consequences of the union they have both chosen.
 
Only if men and women unite together in one faith and creed under God in Christ Jesus can there ever be hope of eliminating the gender divide, recognizing that God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34) and He has given one law to be applied equally to the woman as well as the man (Num. 15:16) and therefore, if He is no respecter of persons and has given a moral standard to be made just as applicable to the woman as it is to the man, then He has also given the woman the same rights and liberties as He has to the man regardless of what the cultures and traditions around the world and throughout history may declare.
 
And I urge any today who have not yet done so to put away all prejudices towards one another and all prideful feelings of superiority you harbor for we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God; granted some more so than others, but we have all in some form or fashioned sinned and fallen short of his glory nonetheless and we will all have to give an account before Him one day for all that we have said and done and not only that, our very thoughts, motives, and attitudes will be taken into account as well and it will by one law and one standard by which we will all be judged and it will not be the goodness of our fellow man to which our own goodness is compared to, it will be the goodness of God to which our goodness will be compared and how short does, because of sin, our goodness fall short from the goodness of God and what a fearful and dread-filled day for those who are still in their sins when they stand before God Almighty regardless of their gender, age, skin-color, nationality, ethnic origins, lineage, occupation they held in life, economic or social status which is why I urge every reader who has not yet done so to call upon the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins.  It is but a simple prayer of repentance away.
 
 
 
"Lord Jesus I need you.
 
 
I realize that I am a sinner
who has fallen short of the glory of God
and that my goodness falls short
of your standard of Moral perfection.
 
Please forgive me of all of my sins.
Come into my heart and into my life
to be the Savior and Lord of my life.
Make me into the servant and follower
that you want me to be.
In your name Lord Jesus, I pray.
 
 
Amen."
 
 
Know that God is not concerned with the words that you use to call upon Him forgiveness, but with the attitude of your heart and if you have, with all sincerity, have asked Christ to forgive you of your sins, placing your trust in Him only for your salvation and in nothing else, then your sins are forgiven and your place in Heaven is certain.
 
 
 
End notes:
 
 
 
1.  Joseph M. Leonard, “ChristiTutionalist Politics (CTP S1E28) "Can One 'Generalize' About Women Voters?" ChristiTutionalist (TM) Politics; Buzzsprout, December 30, 2023
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2210487/14222169-christitutionalist-politics-ctp-s1e28-can-one-generalize-about-women-voters
 
 
 
Scripture references:
 
 
 
1.  Genesis 2:18, 24
 
2.  Proverbs 31:10-31
 
3.  Isaiah 14:11-21
 
4.  Ezekiel 28:12-19
 
5.  Genesis 1:26
 
6.  Genesis 2:16-17
 
7.  Genesis 3:3
 
8.  Genesis 3:4-5
 
9.  Genesis 3:7-9
 
10.  Genesis 3:19
 
11.  Romans 5:12
 
12.  Romans 6:23
 
13.  Romans 3:23
 
14.  Romans 8:19-22
 
15.  Matthew 4:8-9
 
16.  Luke 4:6-7
 
17.  John 12:31
 
18.  John 16:11
 
19.  John 8:44
 
20.  John 10:10
 
21.  2 Peter 3:9
 
22.  2 Corinthians 5:21
 
23.  Hebrews 7:26-27
 
24.  Romans 4:25
 
25.  Romans 10:13
 
26.  2 Corinthians 5:18
 
27.  2 Corinthians 5:17
 
28.  Revelation 21-22
 
29.  Matthew 10:28
 
30.  Revelation 20:10-15
 
31.  1 Corinthians 15:51-55
 
32.  1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
 
33.  2 Thessalonians 3:10
 
34.  Acts 10:34
 
35.  Numbers 15:16