religious views on sexism?
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All I know is that Eve is considered the devil in Adam and Eve in the bible the serpent=women as in where Sigmund Freud got it.
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Family, society and ultimately the whole of mankind is treated by Islam on an ethical basis. Differentiation in sex is neither a credit nor a drawback for the sexes. Therefore, when we talk about status of woman in Islam it should not lead us to think that Islam has no specific guidelines, limitations, responsibilities and obligations for men. What makes one valuable and respectable in the eyes of Allah, the Creator of mankind and the universe, is neither one's prosperity, position, intelligence, physical strength nor beauty, but only one's Allah-consciousness and awareness (taqwa). However, since in the Western culture and in cultures influenced by it, there exists a disparity between men and women there is more need for stating Islam's position on important issues in a clear way. \n\nDr. Jamal Badawi's essay, The Status of Women in Islam, was originally published in our quarterly journal, Al-lttihad, Vol. 8, No. 2, Sha'ban 1391/Sept 1971. Since then it has been one of our most-demanded publications. We thank Br. Jamal for permitting us to reprint his essay. We hope it will clarify many of the misconceptions.
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Here's both sides of the argument for you.\n\n"Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church” (1 Corinthians 14.34-35, NIV).\n\nThe above verse, and a few other verses from Paul are the scriptures those opposed to women preachers use. Notice, however, that very few churches actually follow the ENTIRE verse which says that women should not even be allowed to speak.\n\nThose who believe women should be allowed to be preachers use the following verse from Acts as a support their argument:\n\nIn the last days it will be, God declares,that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.\n\nIt would also be accurate to translate prophesy as preach. So, according to this passage, God will pour out his spirit on men and women and they will preach.\n\nAlso consider Galatians 3:28\n\nThere is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.\n\nAlso consider the fact that there were 3 women prophets in the Old Testament. I can only remember 2 of them right now, Miram and Deborah.\n\nNot a simple answer is it? You can see what a tough argument it is.\n\nPersonally I believe that Paul's answers reflect the culture of his time. Of of my mentors is a woman minister, as is my wife. I identify with a group of Baptists that supports women in ministry called the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.\n\nI've given you some info, so you can make up your own mind.
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Woman preachers are alright by me.The church that my In-laws attend has a husband and wife team as preachers. I also have listened to female Chaplains in the military that were quite good and knowledgeable. There are alot of intolerant people in the world who do not believe in females in the pulpit. Pay them no mind. God bless you and keep spreading the word.
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There is no interpretation needed.  If you are a person that believes the WHOLE bible should be followed letter for letter, then your wife MUST follow all your rules.  She shall never speak unless spoken too (in your presence), she will walk behind you, unless directed otherwise, she will never give her opinion about anything (unless you tell her too), she will never disagree with your opinions or commands. Get the jist?\n\nBut that is the super-ultra-conservative-view point.  If your into the New Testament, and believe anything that "Jesus" said, then you can put all that out the window and ignore it.\n\nThen again, there are many different cultures in this world, and religions, that state somewhat the same thing.  Muslims for example, God fearing Amish, for another example.\n\nYou must ask yourself what YOU believe.  Do you believe that a God would REALLY make this type of statement.  Is there really that much difference between man and woman?  Should men really be the one in charge?  There have been many cultures where the "roles" have been reversed, where women were the rule makers and the head of the house-hold.\n\nI don't know what culture you were raised in, or under what predomiant religion, but what is truely important is what your faith tells you.  We are imperfect beings, and who can say what religion really has it correct.  Ask yourself why are so many different religions in the world?  Knowning that humans get things wrong, knowning that there are too many different governments and rules and regulations, what do you believe?\n\nDo you truely believe that your wife should be your "slave?"  That is basically what some religions say they are suppose to be.  As a matter of fact, there has been times in the Catholic Churches history, when they have promoted, and actually killed people, who disagreed with making women inferrior, and "unclean", etc...  You know your own history, yes?  There are still cultures, and governments, that basically give women NO rights.  Look at how easily it is to kill your wife in brazil, or some mid-east countries and nothing will happen to the man because that is just the way it is?  Is this right? Is this something a God would condone?\n\nIf your a study of the "real" world as it is now, you'll figure out pretty quickly that there are far too many countries and religions in this world that basically make woman a second class citizen, with no rights or voice.\n\nI'll give no opinion on this, because as I said, it's up to you and you alone.  NO ONE truelly runs your life or what you believe.  If your a "victim" in this type of situation, then GET OUT!
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racial/religious/gender profiling
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I don't think worshiping a male god without the female aspect makes your IQ lower.  But these folks can be off-balance, and they're usually not in tune with the things going on around them.
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well some people view them as female like in the movie dogma god is a girl, and sometimes they are viewed as the same person, i guess it's really a matter of perspective, i think both god and satan can kiss my ass, i mean what has either one done for me right? lol, but if they are males i bet they'd like that 2 much
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Yes, it is.  My religion does not preach this, and it's one of the reasons that I chose to believe what I do.  Actions have consequences.  People should be made to deal with them, even if it's just a guilty conscience.
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Who or what gave you that idea.\nMany Christians believe in equallity among the sexes.\nAnd you have to remember that there are many different forms of christianity.\n(i.e. Catholic, Mormon, Methodist, Baptist, 7th day Adventist etc.)
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unfortunately yes. i mean its not bad that there is more freedoms for women. but would men have to pay the price for that? i don't know if you are saying that are people getting gay or something. but on the subject of women's rights, i think its becoming ridiculous. women should have lives and all that, but a mother isn't supposed to leave her children alone , and disobey her husband on their matters just because she can get a divorce when ever she likes, and still get the kids and all the money she needs, because the judge cant rule against here, or else he would be called sexist. and the sad part is that , this scenario actually happens a lot. i don't think women should have that much power, and as a result men would be powerless and we would change sides, and of course no man would dare speak out or else he would be accused of being sexist. women shouldn't be locked inside a house, tied to an oven. they can have interesting lives, but the mothers place is very vital to our society considering the fact that kids now don't have any morals or anything because they didn't have a strong mother figure, and because their mom was out partying, or campaigning for her office. there are some things for men, and some things for women. that would god said. and god isn't sexist , because he did tell us that we are all equal before him man or woman.
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because feminism says doing what men do is better than doing what women do.\n\nthis sexism must stop. the tasks of the female role, such as raising the kids and being a homemaker, are just as honourable, useful and downright important as financially supporting the family.\n\ni agree that Western women, at the moment, have less power than men because the church and our society's institutions are so patriarchal. this is because of the church, which, as detailed in the da vinci code, has targeted women - trying to banish the sacred feminine and the goddess from legitimate spiritual experience. the best thing therefore, is to return the sacred feminine and the goddess to society, and particularly women. then they will feel equally powerful, just like men feel powerful having the god and masculinity celebrated as being good in society. \n\nonce this has been done, perhaps western women will feel more willing to engage in their normal roles, instead of trying to do what men do - which are the only respected ones. i can actually think of no more important a task really, these days, than raising fine children though. i think having both parents work and sending the kids off to daycare is not the best way to go about this. the best way is to have either the mother or the father stay home. i think the mother would be the best, as mothers are better generally at raising the kids and caring for the home and maintaining social networks. men are better at going out and doing dangerous and stressful work, or boring, grinding routine work (however you want to put it both are valid) to make sure there is 'bread on the table' (well, the resources to get it/make it at least... the mother puts the bread on the table literally lol, although my dad did make a fantastic loaf of bread... i'm by no means a fundamentalist when it comes to gender roles, as some other answerers make you out to be.)\n\ni really encourage your honesty about the way you were brought up to look at what men and women are supposed to do. all too often we are afraid to raise this point. there is an identical question about men. however, no masculist movement has gone and made men feel valuable only if they do what women do. the prevailing belief in society is, still, unfortunately, that it is shameful for a man to appear like a woman (physically and by doing what women do, like nursing/homemaking).\n\nfor inspiration about this, look at http://www.glennsacks.com he is a major men's activist in america. he is a househusband. i know, it's not what he's supposed to do as a man, but, as some other answerers have said, it's what he and his wife have worked out is best, and best for her (not to mention the kids.) \n\nbasically though, i admire you for having the guts to ask this most fundamental of questions - 'Why isn't the world like it is supposed to be?'\n\nWell done for not being guilty at being disappointed that the world isn't as you expected it to be, based on how you were brought up, and asking a question about it.
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I would think they are Hindu...\n\nThe male dominated Hindu society would not allow the woman to decide the "religion" or the "up-bringing" of the offsprings.  Hinduism is more "Macho" than Christianity.  Christ's message is on the "female" or compassion/nurturing side of the Male personality and most of his early followers were women.  The ones who stood with him at the cross were the "holy women" and John, the Mystic.  Paul was not as "enlightened" and the later Roman Catholic Church" and the "male dominated" fundamentalist movements chose Paul's writings as the "organizational" structure.  It is Paul (a murderer) who places women at a disavantage in the Christian Churches.  John is the one that I like and now, Thomas and Mary Magdalen, finally...read their "Gospels" for an enlightment.  \n\nHinduism, with its "business of religious" paradigm,  is in a constant expansion mode and with India, because  of their "huge" population it becomes a "political" necessity.   Religion and the many feasts are used by the government and Chamber of Commerce "Diaspora" philosophy of marketing the culture through the religion.  Multi nationalist capitalists and the demons of  "Greed" and "lust for power" (called Mammon) that is "capitalism" does the same with Western  (evangelical) Chrisitanity  in other countries.  Now we have other Cultures (Hindu and Islamic)  with a religious spearhead,  expanding into our (stolen) territory in North America at least,  much as the Islamic empires of the Mediteranean are expanding into Europe, even as far as Russia,  with the Muslim religion spearhead, trying to "change the laws" under the "guise" of "freedom of Relgion".\nIn Canada, there is a Muslim "cabale" attempting to put Shariah law in Ontario and whole "communities" are being built around a Mosque, for "Muslims only".  This Ghetto-isation is what will eventually explode into societal divisions, 'civil strife" and gang and sectarian violence.  We have seen it often enough to know that we must "oppose" such theocratic societies to "infiltrate" our democracies and create "islands" of theocracies and autocratic and even totalitarian and "racists" enclaves in our towns and communities.  Democracy feeds on information.  Theocracies feed on MYTH.\n\nThe Russians are seeing the same phenomenon in their satellite (soviet)  states and in Mother Russia itself where the "Hare Krishnas...or ISKON, the fundamental wing of Hinduism) is building a temple in downtown Moscow with the assistance of Henry Fords grandson.  Religion is used by the "powers" of the demons of "MONEY" and "GREED",  as a spearhead to enter other countries.  Freedom of Religion is the Opiate ("try it for a few months and see", is their "come-on".) that will dull the mind of the population and make them "controllable" through the mechanism of "fear and temptation and guilt".  The priests are the "drug dealers" and the "pimps", or in religious terms, the "judas goats".\n\nCyril Borg, the Cyborg
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these rules you cite are part of the reason my catholic faith is lapsing (is that a word?)  \n\ni don't feel it is the church's right to say what i must believe about social issues in the world: i reserve that right for myself.  apparently many people have similar ideas... just look at church attendance.  the women in the church issue, and the position on abortion... how many current (and potential) catholics are 'turned off' by catholic teachings regarding these alone.  having said that, i know the church is not out to win 'ratings points' for being popular...\n\ni doubt if the vatican will reconsider theses issues.  it would almost be admitting a mistake, and you can imagine  how that would go over.  perhaps it would take the election of an enlightened pope willing to go out on a limb.
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Speaking from a Christian perspective,men and women are equally likely  to believe in God...\nHowever,WOMEN are more likely to do something about their belief than men are--ln Church,they're on the committees and boards and meetings.....much more so than men - as every Church goer knows.
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First of all you are not being discriminatory. You just want other Christians input. Its like asking fashion advice and saying "girls only". \nNow what I got out of the verse was that you need to be careful how you handle certain people and situations. I think God wants us to do what He wants us to in situations because He knows best. There are a lot of people out there you are unappreciative and wont accept what you do. I think this is for our protection.
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just like racism, sexism affects both the perpetrator and the wronged. it puts them into roles that are just as restrictive and inappropriate as the roles women are put into. it leads to large, long-term misunderstandings about who women are as people and who they are expected to be as men. it leads to messed-up lives with their partners/wives. and since it puts upon the women in their lives, they too have to deal with the fall-out of that. (like if someone's partner/wife is fired because she gets pregnant, it affects the family economy. if a woman is harassed at work, then the husband often feels helpless and victimized as well because the woman he loves is being victimized.)