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Originally Posted by Thor
Yes you are technically correct, nothing is binding.
However the important and key part to these is that the women are in communities surrounded by others who would be ostracized if they ignore these rulings, they are bound by this ideology in a way that can't be understated.
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All of which equally applies to orthodox Jewish women or bizarre Mormon sects etc. the world is full of repugnant wack job faiths that crap on women.