The View That Men And Women Are Equal In Worth Flashcards
Men and women are equal in worth but different in their skills and attitudes traditionally held by Christians. All people are equally valuable but men and women have different, complimentary characteristics, which equip each gender for different, complementary roles. Neither gender’s explicitly considered getter than there ?
Other.
This is a position taken by some ?, who don’t claim that there’s a different between men and women beyond ? ?, claiming that women’s special skills should be recognised and celebrated as equal with men’s rather than as second-rate.
Feminists.
Biological difference.
Some Christians argue that the different skills men and women have mean that women shouldn’t be priests or have other positions of authority in the Christian Church. The Catholic Church and ? ? don’t ordain women to the priesthood, arguing that Jesus chose only men to be his disciples. They also argue that God chose to come into this world as a man, not as a woman, and therefore only a man can represent him in the sacraments.
Orthodox Church.
Other ? ?, like the Church of England and the United Reformed Church, have ordained women as well as men, arguing that God calls people to the ministry without gender discrimination.
Christian denominations.