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Essay One
Question: Discuss the compatibilities or otherwise of religion and feminism with references at least two religious traditional.
Feminism and religion are not equal. In religion such as Islam, women are left behind as it may be the same in other religions.
The role of religion in life of a feminist is always a difficult subject. A lot of religions depend on patriarchal structures that accept the blind or near blind appropriateness of those structures. It does not usually help either way, most religions come down on the wrong side of many policy issues that are important to feminist such as reproductive rights or the social, political mandated roles of women in the family. Women are not given equal rights as men do. Men are the decision makers, men always make rules, and men are the ones who call them the income of the family, the presence of women at home is the support of the husband but as a role, the husband/father is always the decision maker of the family. Megan Carpentier. (2008).
Female leaders in church are trying to convince their young and new generation disciples that there is no contradiction by being a female and a Christian. The bible clearly says that “in Christ there is neither male nor female” (Galatians 3:28). There is a lot more to today’s radical feminism of equality between males and females, much of the ideology behind the radical women’s movement is incompatible with the Christian faith. Chelsen Vicari. (2013)
In Islam, the Quran says “we are all equal in the eyes of Allah (God)” which says women and men are all equal in the eyes of god. It means that the dignity is important. In mosques, women are not able to participate in the same capacity as men do. Just having a place that is clean, shared and protected is a big challenge. Erika L.sanchez. (2013)
For some Muslim women, feminism’s is not limited to Muslim issues. Today one of the most controversial issues between the Islamic women's movement is the concept of the
Question: Discuss the compatibilities or otherwise of religion and feminism with references at least two religious traditional.
Feminism and religion are not equal. In religion such as Islam, women are left behind as it may be the same in other religions.
The role of religion in life of a feminist is always a difficult subject. A lot of religions depend on patriarchal structures that accept the blind or near blind appropriateness of those structures. It does not usually help either way, most religions come down on the wrong side of many policy issues that are important to feminist such as reproductive rights or the social, political mandated roles of women in the family. Women are not given equal rights as men do. Men are the decision makers, men always make rules, and men are the ones who call them the income of the family, the presence of women at home is the support of the husband but as a role, the husband/father is always the decision maker of the family. Megan Carpentier. (2008).
Female leaders in church are trying to convince their young and new generation disciples that there is no contradiction by being a female and a Christian. The bible clearly says that “in Christ there is neither male nor female” (Galatians 3:28). There is a lot more to today’s radical feminism of equality between males and females, much of the ideology behind the radical women’s movement is incompatible with the Christian faith. Chelsen Vicari. (2013)
In Islam, the Quran says “we are all equal in the eyes of Allah (God)” which says women and men are all equal in the eyes of god. It means that the dignity is important. In mosques, women are not able to participate in the same capacity as men do. Just having a place that is clean, shared and protected is a big challenge. Erika L.sanchez. (2013)
For some Muslim women, feminism’s is not limited to Muslim issues. Today one of the most controversial issues between the Islamic women's movement is the concept of the