Monotheistic Religions

I'm in the middle of exams, so obviously I'm looking for any reason to avoid studying. Take this article, for example:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20111219gd.html

It's so sad that it's mostly true. What's wrong with being a woman who can drive? What's wrong with beautiful female voices? Heck, what's wrong with the idea that sex is between lovers, not necessarily husband and wife? Why are orthodox religions obsessed with this? The reason they married people off was so that paternity wasn't as much in question and therefore paternal child care wasn't a problem. Plus people couldn't support themselves in that time. People married young because they died young and depended on each other for survival. Now? If I'm lucky, I'll live to be 100. I haven't even hit 20 yet. Why marry the man I love if we both know and understand that we love each other and aren't ready to tie the knot?

And why does every religion point the finger at women being corrupting? In my experience, men will think about women no matter what. It's genetics. The men who think about getting dirty with women more often will be more likely to get it on more often and therefore produce offspring with that gene. That being the case...it doesn't matter if you throw a birqa on a woman. Hiding the elephant isn't going to make it go away.

And to leave it with a quote for the day: "Not a sermon, just a thought."