why should women take up a lifestyle in religion?
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If you ever plan on having children, that is the best reason to me.
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Wow.  Some of the comments.  Women are more passionate than men at everything???  No broad generalization there...  (chuckling)\n\nI think the answer has to do with subjection.  Even in today's modern American society, and especially in Christian society, women hold a role of "being in subjection" to husbands.  Many grow up and are taught this way.  It probably comes natural for some as well.  \n\nSo, then, many women are already used to the concept of being in subjection to something.  Men, for the most part, are not.  We're fiercely independent, aren't we?  And when it comes to Christianity...to calling Christ Lord and being in subjection to His will...that presents a larger problem for men.\n\nThat, I think, is why we see more females at Church.  Not because they're more spiritual, not because they're more passionate, but because they are blessed in having an easier time at being able to humble themselves to a higher authority.  For this, kudos to women.  \n\nSomebody once wrote that Hell's motto will be "I am mine."  Perhaps this applies.  The Bible tells wives to be subject to their husbands...but it also tells husbands to love their wives to the point of giving up their lives for them, as Christ did for the Church.  The unique thing is, when you love something that much...*you are in subjection to it*.
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If everyone had to wait until 25 to chose a religion then religion would adapt to this.  The reason right now that little kids are herded into religion is that religious beliefs are that the sooner you are taught "The Way" the less mistakes you will make in life.
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This goes back to the earlier times when islam was introduced. Before islam People did not respect females and rape and adultry was at its peak. The ratio of men to women was really high and females were either killed at birth or were seen as signs of disrespect for families.\n\nSo following are the reasons that come to my mind for this decision.\n\n- So females would feel secure and no one would hurt them as they would come under the protection of a man. (we are talking about old times and not about 21st century - but its still true that females feel more secure if they have a man to protect them and to love them)\n\n- So men would not cheat on their wives (It is still proven that men/women cheat on their partners with others because they cannot control their sexual urges).\n\n- This would help reduce sexually transmitted diseases as then males would not be going for prostitutions or having extra maritual affairs.\n\nBut the most important thing to note here is that getting married to 4 females is not mandatory, its not obligatory that a muslim has to marry 4 females. \n\nAnother important clause that comes in having more than 1 wives is that you have to be equal to all your wives and make sure that everyone gets equal treatment and respect. I think this is the most important clause coz its very difficult to be equal to all. \n\nThe worst is that people dont understand that these laws are made for their own benefits and they have to fullfill the requirements before taking the steps. They have to understand that its not a previlage, its a responsibility and it has to be taken seriously. Wrong projections and implementation from ignorant indiviuals is what creates problems.\n\nI personally think one is more than enough for me :) .... like i said ... its not mandatory, its just a choice :)
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This is a leadership role. The women were to teach the younger women. This is the order that God has established for the church and the home.
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thouse are religious freaks.. they need 2 get a woman 2 fu*k and get a fuckin life
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I was baptized Catholic as a baby and raised that way throughout my early childhood. After a while my family stopped going to church, and I went on a period of self-exploration. I studied different religious ideas, beliefs, doctrines, etc. and pieced together what made logical, rational, reasonable sense in my opinion. From that I formed my own personal path. I followed it, and preferred not being a part of organized religion because creating my own path meant that my faith could grow and change as I grew and changed (and learned more) instead of remaining fixed and never evolving into something better.\n\nThen a friend of mine introduced me to Wicca. It takes a lot of work and study (I am still), but it allows solitary paths. Its lack of dogma also allows for your faith to grow and change. The more I learned about it, the more it coincided with the beliefs I'd already put together through my soul-searching. Since then I have considered myself a solitary Wiccan.\n\nI think this is the proper way to go about finding religion. Everyone's always saying things like, "I've found religion," or (specifically), "I've found Jesus," but more often than not, IT finds THEM. They believe it because they were raised to believe it, and/or people told them to. They didn't find it for themselves, or even bothered to figure it out. I formed a religion to fit me, rather than conforming myself to fit a religion.
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Religion is read by those who want to, some for sincere purposes, but many for selfish excuses. For example in Christian writings it says that women should be submissive to their husbands, but, it also says that men are no longer their own, but their wife's, meaning each should strive to become serving the other rather than themselves.\n\nAnother big example is "...treat women as the weaker vessel." That isn't meant by St. Paul to mean treat them as inferior, but to treat them more gently as you would the difference between a fragile glass vs a sturdy one. \n\nSt. Paul was merely pointing out the same thing that "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" and other popular/modern culture thinks is new realization. That women tend to be sensitive, but men tend to be callous and thick skinned.\n\nActually this thick skinned/callous quality of men has been shown that in childhood they are LESS thick skinned than female babies. Men are more sensitive to being ignored, and that's why they tend to push themselves to the forefront as much as possible, often they didn't get attention as kids without it, and it bothered them enough to stop caring about others because they felt uncared for, so why care, as long as they get what they crave.\n\nMen's insensitivity is more taught than not.
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It is best to have someone from a church do it because of it being a Holy Trinity between man and women. What God has join together let no one putth under.
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Because it is a pantheistic religion.\n\nThese religions generally believe the world is divided into feminine and masculine forms that must constantly be balanced in order for the world to function properly.
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When you are absolutly sure in what your personal beliefs are , you can find happiness . \nReligion is a "tool" that some opt to use.\nOthers do not need it as they are able to find inner peace.
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Most traditional societies anywhere prefer women to be married and have kids. In my masjid there are single, married, divorced (and staying unmarried), remarried sisters (women). The important thing is the faith. There are divorced women and unmarried women in the middle east. Under Sharia as long as they don't commit Zina (unlawful sex) there is no punishment. And men get punished for that (zina) too. It is not recommended though for a woman to live alone and culturally it may be frowned upon.\n\nDespite what you might see reported in ISLAM All muslims are encouraged to get educated - and particularly if the woman is pursuing eduation or a sucessful career marriage may be delayed (yes even in Saudi Arabia). Those countries that don't accept eduation for women are following their cultural laws above Islam.
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It took Science and the contraceptive pill to liberate women! I wish all women would remember that fact more.\n\nIt's only been available for a few decades...previously it was all too easy to deal with a troublesome woman ..make her pregnant and she'd trapped in the home with babies to care for. And remember if she wasn't married and had a baby she was a "bad girl" even if she'd been raped and she would be locked away in a work house and separated from her child as happened until very recently.\n\nThis attitude lasted until into the early 1960's and it still hasn't gone in many parts of the world.\n\nI think the suppression of women is one of the cornerstones of religion...it's about control and especally about controlling women, it's one of the reasons I dislike religion apart from the fact that it is nonsense. \n\nAll the more shocking that there is a strong movement among religious zealots to move things backwards and remove all the hard won gains that women have struggled so long and so hard to achieve. Women you know what it was like in "the good old days" ...don't go there again!\n\nIf you don't have control over your body someone else has it!
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Why does everyone say go to a church?  Grow up people.  There are lots of women out their that don't go to church and who don't cheat, who don't drink and who don't do drugs.  \n\nStop looking around and enjoy life.  Hey being single isn't a bad thing because one day you will look back and wish you still were.
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you don't have to do anything to become religious.  just have faith in whatever beliefs you choose.
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No and yes ...\n-\nNo ... for she should be very busy entertaining her disciples and less preaching were done.\n-\nYes for lots of men shall be coming to her preaching to speculate some good aroma and belly dancing.
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Well, all Christian women ARE priests.  1 Peter 2:9.\n\nIf you are talking about why women should hold any religious office, however, there is only one reason:  Because they feel their "rights" are more important than the Word of God.  However, why would someone who believes that their rights are more important than the Word of God want to be a minister of the Word?!?