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Dear Mr ______, Re: homework for year 9 Religious Studies – “ Identify the qualities of a good wife…” I am outraged that year 9 boys at _____ have been asked to discuss in class the qualities of a good wife as outlined in various bible passages, and then compare these qualities with the concept of a good wife as understood in Australia today. I am outraged that one of the homework questions is to examine the text and gain a “fuller understanding” of the suffering of a barren woman, and the punishment for a woman who commits adultery. I object to having my son being given sexist and misogynistic text to read from the bible for a deeper understanding as part of his homework. I object that he is given the task to gain a deeper understanding of passages such as “ when feelings of jealousy come over a man because he suspects his wife. The priest is to have her stand before the Lord and is to apply this entire law to her. The husband will be innocent...