First off, let me say I appreciate what you're trying to do here, Burchfam: I also enjoyed reading the material on your Famism site.
It is said that the goal of Famism is to achive total female liberation from male dominance: this is admirable in all respects, but falls short of the mark when it is asserted in support of this goal that men can only be warriors and spirituality is the exclusive purvue of women.
My opinion is that of all the relative truths there are that can be known, the only ones that can be considered truly spiritual are the genderless ones, the ones for which maleness or femaleness are invariables. What I believe is that Truth is neither male nor female, but applicable to both equally.
A woman has the unique experience of bearing and birthing newborn life into the world: it is certain a man can never know this connection or experience this wonder. A woman can nurture and love more intimately than a man: this also is true, especailly of the child.
It can seem like all a mans strength, intellect and desire bring him are strife and conflict upon which, perversely, he seems to thrive. It is natual upon realizing this to crave the soft, gentle guidance of a maternal hand: to say outright that perhaps it would be better if the females had the power.
But the real world does not work like that: men create the power and decide who gets it and keeps it and profits by it: women can acquire it only by virtue of sturctures and systems men erect. That is unfortunate, and not to diminish the contribution of women to socitey and law in anyway, but just how it is.
Like Famists, I believe also that this was not always so: indeed, I sympathize. But talk of prehistoric or ancient matriarchates or the usurping of female-power will never be accepted in the mainstream. One cannot win: history cannot be changed now.
My point is that women and men take different paths to the same truth: and where the sexes meet is in the wisdom of their unity. Even in the context of your beliefs, i think you can find a similar answer, ultimately.
Once again, thanks, really good thread.