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Different religions have different ideas about the roles of women. In the past, religions were very precise with the roles of women. In today's society, it still goes on, but a lot of women are willing for changes. Because of these role that are set, women doesn't really have much say on what should or shouldn't happen. In some cases, women think that their religion takes over what they believe should be right and fair to their sex.

=__Christian__= One of the first stories in the bible was the story of Adam and Eve. The Bible States:


 * //"And a man will choose...any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman...Sin began with a woman and thanks to her we all must die"//- **Ecclesiasticus, 25:18, 19 & 33.

In the Bible, this quote is referring to when Eve had tempted Adam to eat the devil's fruit. That's how it was told that women were the first sinners. Even when Jesus Christ died, women were still blamed to be the first sinners. Today, women wouldn't really agree with this statement. Either that or, some women doesn't notice it.

=__Muslim__= wife to sleep with him and she refuses to come to him, then the angels send their curses on her until morning."** - Muhammad
 * "If a man invites his

Muslims men are over-protective about their women. It's pretty bad enough that they can't show their flesh. Not only because it's part of their religion, but also because their husbands feels that it shouldn't be shown outside of their household. This quotes explains that if a women denies to sleep with her husband–or any man that asks, she will be cursed with a lot of bad things until the next day. A woman must say yes with no "and"s, "if"s or "but"s.

=__Catholic__=
 * "We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty."** - Mother Teresa

She explains that even though you might not have the best live and you might not have everything you wanted, but it also gives women a start of being on their own. In today's society, women could probably have a chance to do something on their own, becoming more Independent.

In conclusion, women are known as the "negative role" in these religions, or the type of people that has no right to do what they please without being forced or blamed, also not being able to make their own decisions. In today's society, little women try to fight, but it still doesn't do enough good. Stuff needs to change and women needs to fight back for what they believe in.

Jone Johnson Lewis. "Mother Teresa Quotes." About Women's History. URL: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/mother_teresa.htm. Date accessed: (today)

Hekmat, A. (1997). //women and the koran the status of women in islam//. Retrieved from http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=94708023

Robinson, B.A. (2006). //The Status of women in the bible and in early christianity//. Retrieved from http://www.religioustolerance.org/fem_bibl.htm