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What are the roles of women in different religions? How are women portrayed in different religious ?
 * Question: **

// **Introduction: **  //(Sexism-// attitudes or behavior based on traditional stereotypes of sexual roles) In this wikispace you will look at how the roles of women are believed to come from the beliefs in the sacred text. Although some beliefs in the sacred texts of different religions may seem to be sexist and seem to be discriminating towards the women role of that belief, particularly in relation to men. It is not clear whether or not all women follow every "standard", or "qualification" of these religions due to the fact that "to each his own", being that everyone has their own opinion and own way about in life.


 * Christianity **//
 * (Quoted from the sacred text Bible) **

**(Head of every woman is the man) ** Titus 2:3 - 5* //**Analysis: Alright so as you see, quoted from the bible it clearly states that the head of every women is the man, meaning that every woman has a man that "overpowers them," "in head of them," and is "in charge of them," now as you know everyone that believes in the faith of christianity does not believe that female are useless without the dominant role of a male in their lives so therefore the question I have is why believe in the faith if, well why follow the faith if you cannot follow the "rules?" **//
 * 1.** 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and **the head of the woman [is] the man ** ; and the head of Christ [is] God.

4 That **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 5 [To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">obedient to their own husbands **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">, that the word of God be not blasphemed. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Women to obey their own husbands) //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Analysis: "Women to obey their own husbands." So therefore women in the christianity belief must be obedient, do as they say go. Doesn't it seem so sexist to you? Yes I know! Maybe though by God, that is the way things shall go, reasoning being because it most likely wouldn't be in the bible if it wasn't by God, right? //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * 2**. 3 The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Islam ( //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Quoted from the sacred text Koran (Also spelled Qu'ran) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**1.** Sura 4: 35. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Men are guardians over women **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> because ALLAH has made some of them excel others, and because men spend on them of their wealth. So **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">virtuous women are obedient, and guard the secrets of their husbands **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> with ALLAH's protection. And as for those on whose part you fear disobedience, admonish them and keep away from them in their beds and **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">chastise them **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Surely, ALLAH is High and Great. 4: 4. And if you fear that you will not be just in dealing with the orphans, t **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">hen marry of other women as may be agreeable to you, two, or three, or four; **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal;"> and if you fear you will not be able to do justice, then marry only one or marry what your right hand possess. Thus it is more likely that you will not do injustice. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-style: normal;">//**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Analysis: Stated from the Koran, stating similarly like from the bible that women are obedient, and respect the male figure in their lives. In the Koran, its like being that the women is the reason of the mans wealth, and like men are the overseer's in a relationship. **// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

2:229. And the divorced women shall wait concerning themselves for three courses; and it is not lawful for them that they conceal what ALLAH has created in their wombs, if they believe in ALLAH and the Last Day; and **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">their husbands have the greater right to take them back during that period, provided they desire reconciliation. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> And they (the women) have rights similar to those (of men) over them in equity; **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but men have a degree of advantage above them **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. And ALLAH is Mighty and Wise. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Analysis: "// Allah loves those who keeps themselves clean" So therefore if you aren't clean women and a believer in the faith of islam you aren't loved by your higher power? So is this believed by every muslim female? I highly doubt it. Yet how is this not sexist? So if you're a man and not clean your stilled believed to be loved by Allah right?
 * 2**. 2:223. And **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">they ask thee concerning menstruation. Say, `It is a harmful thing, so keep away from women during menstruation, and go not in unto them until they are clean. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> But when they have cleansed themselves, go in unto them as ALLAH has commanded you. ALLAH loves those who keep themselves clean.'

Conclusion: My question being, How are women portrayed in different religions? My answer would be that the women/female role in different religions would be the passive, not dominant figure in particular relation to the relationships between the men in their life. From the religions displayed many of the beliefs are actually the same or similar to the relation of the women role. Which makes no difference because to a certain extent their sexist and put women below the male figure. Wouldn't you agree? **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

1. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1pt;"> 1. Hooge, Orland. "Naturalism and Religious Experience (A summary)." //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1pt;">What about traditional Religion? // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1pt;">. 09 Nov. 2001. Web. 22 Oct 2009. <http://members.shaw.ca/tfrisen/Holy%20Books/Koran/koran2.htm>. [|http://members.shaw.ca/tfrisen/Holy%20Books/Koran/koran2.htm]
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1. 2. Hooge, Orland. "Naturalism and Religious Experience (A summary)." //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1pt;">What about traditional Religion? // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1pt;">. 09 Nove. 2001. Web. 21 Oct 2009. <p://members.shaw.ca/tfrisen/welcome.html>.// //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1pt;">[|http://members.shaw.ca/tfrisen/Bbl/Sexism/Sexism.html] 1. 3. Gutierrez, Melissa B. "Religion and Sexism." //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1pt;">The Roots of Sexism in Religion //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1pt;">. When the Institution Of Religion Reinforces Sexism, Web. 19 Oct 2009. <http://www.rootsofsexism.freeuk.com/>. [] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.0pt; letter-spacing: 1.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">