Gender prejudice and discrimination

Catholic attitudes to gender predjudice and discrimination

* ==Catholics oppose gender prejudice and discrimination==
* As ==Genesis 1== teaches ==men and women were made at the same time.==
* ==St Paul taught in Galatians== that ==men and women are equal in Christ.==
* ==The Catechism== teaches that ==men and women are equal in society.==

The Second Vatican council

==Vatican 2== led to pressure from Catholic women for greater equality in Church result in :

* women being able to study to ==teach in theological colleges==
* women being extraordinary ==ministers of Holy Communion==
* women can read ==the Bible at Mass==
* women t==aking funerals in certain circumstances.==

SOWA Catholic attitudes to gender predjudice and discrimination

* Galatians 3 : “ ==There is neither Jew or Gentile== slave nor free person, male nor female , for you are all one in Christ Jesus” - no matter what gender you are in the eyes of Jesus you are all part of the body of Christ all equal and special.
* Genesis 1 : “ ==God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created “==
* Catechism: ‘There exist sinful inequalities that affect millions of men and women… we strive for fairer and more humane conditions.’
* ‘Deus Caritas Est’: There should be no gender prejudice or discrimination due to the ‘theology of the body’

SOWA non Catholic Christian attitudes to gender predjudice and discrimination

*   =="Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.==" (1 Corinthians)
* "I do not permit a ==woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet." (1 Timothy)==
* Genesis 2 – Adam created before Eve; ==Eve created to be Adam’s companion.==
* Genesis 3 – Eve succumbs to temptation, ==leading Adam astray.==

Evangelical Protestant attitudes towards gender predjudice and discrimination

* Men and women have seperate roles in religion
* Women should raise children and run a Christian home
* Women must submit to their husbands
* Men must provide for the family
* ==They do not view this as discrimination but believe that the will for men and women from God are different.==

Liberal Protestant attitudes towards gender predjudice and discrimination.

* Opposed to any form of gender predjudice
* men and women have the same roles in family church and life
* Female ordination is allowed eg- ==The Church of England allowed the ordination of women since 1992==
* Jesus treated women equal to men.

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Non religious attitudes to gender prejudice and discrimination.

* Men and women are equal and should have equal rights
* Promote womens rights
* it is wrong for men and women to be treated differently in religion

==Evidence : In an MTV survewy in 2014 most young people believed that nobody should be treated differently due to gender but when asked if they think men and women are treated equally only 2% thought they are treated equally.==