From my current vantage point, I can say that I agree with your assessment. (Everything has shifted for me, recently.) I have so much to say about how horrible and destructive this system is because I have been trapped within it for a lifetime. The "hate" is what I know. It is true, this scam is poured out onto women, because I have not seen the same measures toward men (in marriage with women).

You are exactly right, Jonathan. And people who are being harmed by this legalistic scam need this kind of validation (that you give, and in your work). Knowing we are seen and heard is like a cup of water in the desert. By "we", I also mean every person and group of people that Christians condemn.

Your strength in acknowledging this is vital. This religious system is killing us.