Gedner predjudice and discrimination

Question 1

What is Gender predjudice?

Answer 1

this is when judgements are made about men and women on the basis of their gender.

Question 2

What is Gender discrimination?

Answer 2

this happens when someone acts on their predjudice

Question 3

What are the christians teachings used by christians to oppose gender predjudice and discrimination?

Answer 3

Jesus treats men and women with equal respect. His female followers are important to him, and there are examples where he shows kindness to women who have been treated badly by others.

“you are all one in Christ Jesus”

Question 4

Why are wedding vows a christian opposition to gender prejudice and discrimation?

Answer 4

• Christians wedding vows included the promise that wives would “obey” their husbands.
• The word “obey” was dropped from Methodist wedding vows in the 1930s and, in 2006, the Church of England approved alternative vows left out the word “obey”.
• The current catholics wedding service has identical vows for women and men

Question 5

How is the ordination of women a christian opposition to gender prejudice and discrimation?

Answer 5

Arguments for:

1. discriminatory not to allow women to be ordained.
2. women have different skills to offer their congregations.
3. women may be able to deal more sensitively with pastoral issues.
4. women priests can relate better to women in their community

Arguments against:

1. Bible says “i do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man”
2. Jesus chose men to be the 12 disciples
3. women have not been given authority by God to be leaders in the church