write a feminist critique

from Sue Monk Kidd in her book, Dance of the Dissident Daughter, in which Kidd suggests that “forming a critique is essential to the birth and development of a spiritual feminist consciousness. Until a woman is willing to set aside her unquestioned loyalty and look critically at the tradition and convention of her faith, her awakening will never fully emerge.” I want to do this! I chucked Catholicism shortly after my husband and I got married, and I have never looked back. Soon after that, my questioning of Christianity commenced, and an enlightening ensued that ensured I would never step foot in a church again. And yet, years later, I find myself reluctant to explain to others, to my family and friends, why I am no longer a Christian. I have had the awakening Kidd speaks of, and yet I find myself faltering when discussing my conversion and disenchantment from the church. As I read her words, I found myself thinking that a feminist critique is just what I need: writing often solidifies reality for me, and I have yet to lay out concrete proof of my separation from the church, and more importantly the reasons for it. Here we go…