Thursday, May 30, 2013

Daniel Ferber and Jonas Leavitt's project

In the Presbyterian church, women have full membership rights and privileges, in regards of becoming a minister and in any body of the church.  Woman can be ordained as ministers. They are very accepted and play a key role.

In the quaker church, from the beginning of the religion woman were able to do anything a man can do in there religion.  They were allowed to preach and hold all offices.  They also have an equal right to be ordained as ministers.  Many quaker woman were pioneer suffrage leaders.  The practice of calling a woman miss started in the quaker religion. Women and men were seen as complete equals in the Quaker society.

In Judaism woman have a slightly less prominent role.  They are mostly in charge of the household and are not required to do all the commandments.  They are not allowed to become Rabbis in the orthodox sect.  In many other sects, including Reform Jews  a woman is allowed to become a Rabbi.

Muslim women are seen as complete equals to the men. Although men are required to do some activities that women are not, women take care of the family and contribute in their own way. Women take part in the big fast but can not be accepted as part of clergy.

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