Domestic Reform Research Paper

During the Domestic Reform protestant husbands were taught to teach their wives and children how to obey and be disobedient. Protestants believed that it was the religions responsibility to keep their patrons inline by teaching them the word of god and, setting rules based off their religion. Eventually, husbands were taught to be in control of their homes and, hold control over their wives. In my opinion the Protestant religion was the start of sexism, control over children, and the diving of roles in a household. The protestants also believed that women who bore children were looked upon more favorably by god than nuns were. Men were apparently loyal and could maintain abstinence. Women on the other hand were encouraged to marry early. Protestants believed that women could not remain celibate and they should marry early because they were sexual beings and; marriage would help them to remain pure. Men on the other hand were …show more content…
They were able to be physically beaten and had very structured upbringings. The Protestant religion believed that corruption was passed on to them by their parents (Bruinsma). Parents were then encouraged to control their children and their decision. Parents arranged marriages for their children regardless of their wishes. Marriage was not looked at as a religious matter but areligious. I think these practices laid down the building blocks for Protestant religion as we know it. I believe that the Protestant religion was started as a religion that based its principles on control and manipulation. It is very clear that the roles in this religion were unfair to women and children. Unfortunately, the men were taught to be domineering and expected to have control of their families. This control was aggressive and unjust, though the women and children were expected to behave. Their perception on obedience and roles in the home were warped by the fear that they would not be worthy of their