“It is clear that women were seen as in no way inferior to their male counterparts in the church.”[3] One woman, Phoebe, was given the responsibility of carrying his letter to Rome, was a minister in the church, and lastly Paul’s own patron. Women, in short, appeared to have played a significant role in the churches of Paul’s day. His message to the Galatians reflects Jesus’ proclamation that there would be equality of men and women in the coming kingdom (Galatians 3:27-28). Paul’s message in 1 Corinthians 14 says that it is shameful for women to speak in church. Ehrman tries to make the case that the Bible is not reliable because Paul contradicts himself in the role of women in the church, and thus concludes that one of the books is not actually written by Paul but is actually a scribal addition.
Prayer is communication with God, so as Christians it is important that it is more than just formal, memorised prayers but you must speak to God, telling the Lord in our own words what we think and feel. Prayer is an essential part of Christians lives and has been since its earliest days. It is the crucial component of the Christian faith as it is the tradition of communication with God. The role of personal prayer rituals plays a very significant role in the tradition since Christian’s model their lives on the example of Jesus. Personal prayer is the prayer of an individual.
One would expect a worker of Elizabeth’s to support her, as they have known her for a long time and are supposed to treat her with respect. In a treatise written in 1602, William Clowes, Elizabeth’s personal surgeon, discusses the fact that everyone should pray to God that Elizabeth lives a long, healthy life. This viewpoint is also not surprising, based on the fact that Clowes is a personal worker of the Queen’s. Before and during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, many people turned to religion either to explain how women could
Her name defines a woman that came into the world pure and left out of the world as pure as she came in. Joan of Arc fought for what she believed in and that was her religious beliefs. She believed that God and her spirits chose her to complete a task that only she could have done at that particular time. In other words, her steps were ordered and designed in a particular manner. Her name still carries the powers as it did in her day; as if she was still breathing and fighting on the earth, because many believers still call her name in prayer with hopes that she will intercede on their behalf in order to obtain a favorable life.
As they believed that people are supposed to work as hard as they can with whatever they do, because they view it as a form of worship to God. Which is why she was not caving in even when her body was wearing out on her multiple times. In conclusion, Mary Rowlandson was a puritan writer because of the way she wrote her experience, religious beliefs, and the type of style she used to express herself. Everything she wrote about was somehow connected to God and her beliefs. It is clear that she wanted modern readers to know that the religion was as strong even before her
Phenomenology is also geared towards creating a framework for understanding religious traditions. The authors of The Sacred Quest An Invitation to the Study of Religion give multiple outlines for different things in religion, such as what a cult is defined as and what it means for something to be sacred. The phenomenological approach’s function is to also put up a firewall against literalism. This means that we want to look at how things function in a religion and how things are interpreted but we do not want to make the mistake of believing some things actually happened in the physical world. We use the phenomenological approach as a way to interpret data that we observe from several different religions.
Elizabeth and Mary each had their sets of loyal supporters, organized mainly according to religious views. Elizabeth had the backing of the Protestants of which she was the acknowledged leader, and Mary had the support of the Roman Catholics, the largest Church in Europe and undoubtedly powerful during those times. Most monarchs would want the Church’s approval in order for them to legitimize their rule but Elizabeth took after his father and preferred to uphold the authority of the Church of England. In spite of the tragic direction that the relationship between Elizabeth and Mary took, it cannot be denied that the latter significantly impact the authority of Elizabeth. Due to her experiences involving Mary, Elizabeth became known as a firm and fair Protestant ruler who also became cautious in terms of foreign affairs.
Although there are many people ready to question whether tattoos are an appropriate way to display faith. Religious leaders say tattoos whether religious/spiritual or not — are sinful because they deface a person’s body. But people who get them and give them say the tattoos are a way to express and even share their faith with others. There is no doubt that sacred hearts and other symbols of devotion to Jesus or the Virgin Mary or symbols depicting Buddha or Hindu Gods seem to be hugely popular at the moment. To some Buddhists tattoos of Buddha are considered disrespectful.
Then if religious texts promote equality, why are women still discriminated against? Despite religion guiding them as to how to treat their women,
Dressing casually is not a problem in most churches but one still has to consider the views of the Bible. Even though times have changed in Christian churches and attire has become more casual one should not wear casual attire because the Bible says “I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God,” (first Timothy 2:9-10) Everyone knows that following scripture is one of the key elements of religion. The definition of sin is “any act regarded as such a transgression, especially a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.” (Dictionary.com) If dressing casually is not what God wants, according to the Bible this means that it is considered to be a sin in which God does not want his followers to commit such transgressions. This is why Christians should not dress casually because God doesn’t want His followers to dress in this manner. When reading Jason Young’s blog “Considering the Motive behind the Act” one will learn that Christians who practice Holiness dress according to the scripture wearing long skirts for women, slacks and a button up for men.