If you said in the kitchen and were not joking, shame on you.
Women and the role in Christianity and other religions can
be a huge issue.
There is a show that is called All-American Muslim showing
the relationship between women and being Muslim in America.
It’s really a different and unique thing to see.
From the little I have seen in with the show and with the role
of women, it’s a completely different then the limited conversations I have had
with Muslims.
I have heard that women are very much respected in Islam, in
my very limited experience and knowledge, I don’t see it.
I had a female Muslim friend in college and we talked about
the differences in religion.
We had plenty of great conversations about faith.
We once talked about how in the Qur’an it is ok to have up
to four wives.
I asked her what she thought about her possible husband
having more than her as a wife, she told me she would be disappointed she would
not be the only women to please her husband but she would submit and follow his
lead.
I said, “I don’t think that is the main issue. You are
worried about having up to four mother in-laws.”
She had a pretty good laugh on that.
While the majority of Islam is very peaceful, this was
written in the Qur’an in a section titled “The Women” Surah 4:34…
“Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because
Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support
them from their means. Therefore the
righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband’s) absence
what Allah would have them guard. As to
those women on whose part you fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them
(first), (next), refuse to share their beds, (and last) beat them (lightly);
but if they return to obedience, do not seek against them means (of annoyance):
for Allah is Most High, Great (above, you all).”
I dreally don’t see peace when the way you handle a women in
society if she does something wrong is to beat them.
There is no peace in that.
I know a person that was a domestic violence counselor and
dealt with this issue.
Muslim women could get beat and if they went to the police
in this matter it was going against their faith, they could be shunned from
their family forever or face possible death threats.
I have heard the issue; the Bible is the same way against
women.
People will throw out, a women is supposed to submit to the
husband and I have heard in other words do whatever the man wants.
If a man ever said this to me, I would have major issues
against them because they are going against what God intended for in the Bible.
I once worked with a guy that fully believed this he once
told me this…
“Joel, if I want to go out golfing and it was to a place
that was $40 for a cart and 18 or a much better place that was $78, I would go
to the place that was $78 because I make the money in the household so I have
the right to do whatever I want with it.”
Needless to say I lost a lot of respect for that
person.
If you have come across Christians like this, I am sorry.
Christianity is showing love and respect to both genders.
We see this in John 20:10-18.
In this section of scripture, Jesus was recently not found
in the tomb and Mary went to the tomb and saw two angels.
They asked why she was crying and she told them Jesus was
taken away.
She didn’t realize that Jesus was right there with them and
thought he was a Gardner.
When she realized she was talking to Jesus, she cried out “Rabboni”
a.k.a. Teacher, in verse 16.
This is what happened in verses 17-18…
“Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not returned
to the Father. God instead to my brothers
and tell them, ‘I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your
God.’
Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have
seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.”
So Mary saw Jesus first, who cares?
This is a huge deal.
This is what The Bible
Knowledge Commentary said…
“The fact that He
appeared to Mary rather than to Pilate or Caiaphas or to one of His disciples
is significant. That a woman would be the first to see Him is an evidence of
Jesus’ electing love as well as a mark of the narrative’s historicity. No
Jewish author in the ancient world would have invented a story with a woman as
the first witness to this most important event.”
Christianity did something
know other religion did, give value to a women.
Jesus loves each and
every one of us.
Both male and female
Jesus loves us.
If you meet
Christians that don’t show respect towards women, I would like to apologize for
those people.
Jesus loves you and
values you much more then you could ever imagine.
Have a great day.
