To Muslims, Christians, Jews, Mormons, Atheists and others I might left out, to all........tell me honestly?

Question

The right of your woman and wife and the responsibility of that a man and a husband....?

Please honest answers....I want to hear from all R&S regulars, all religions including atheists.

I am so pleased with all the answers below and very much wanted to hear more from other races and religion and atheists.

It is very educational to learn about other races, religion and also atheist way of life...I will let my childredn read this posting and let them knows the diversity of religion in this world and their way of life.

Thank you everybody.....love u all!

Answer 1

I am a Mormon:

Let me share with you The Family: A Proclamation to the World, which was given to us by the First Presidency of the Chruch in 1995:
http://www.lds.org/languages/proclamations/family/start_here_0.pdf
Here is an excerpt:
"Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. 'Children are an heritage of the Lord.' (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for the physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives - mothers and fathers - will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations."
"By devine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners."

So, there you have it from the Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nowhere are we counseled that men have to go to work, come home and be "done for the day" likewise nowhere does it say that women cannot work or don't need to. We are equal partners in the family, both having responsibilities that should be shared.

Answer 2

In Islam woman has a very respectable place.
The rights of a wife is that her husband should provide her with every neccessaty and luxary of life he can afford, he should give her protection and love. He should never slap or beat her. If the wife has her own property or wealth the man has no right to take it from her without her will or permission. He should respect her family and friends. He should not force her to do the housework more that her strengh (Hadith: "Woman is a flower, not a qehermana (qehermana means the servant who is alway at your servent)). If the husband is poor, even so he can't force his wife to do job if she doesn't wants to, because supporting and protecting the family is the responsibility of a husband in every condition. He can't stop his wife to fulfil the religious duties.

In Islam, women and men have equal rights and duties.
Visit: www.deenislam.com, for more details.

Answer 3

I think that there definitely needs to be communication involved in the relationship, otherwise the husband and wife will assume their roles, which might lead to an unhealthy relationship where expectations are involved. Sometimes expectations can be hurtful to a person. Since we live in an era that is more eclectic than ever before, a man can stay at home just as much as a woman can, and a woman can be the worker just as much as the man can. But I think that the man's responsibilities are just as important as the woman's. Their duties are to themselves and each other, and they, as human beings, are absolutely equal.

Answer 4

I don't believe in set responsibilities, it's whatever works for the couple. In a relationship both people should have equal rights and divide the responsibilities as they see fit. Part of the reason why more women are going back to work after having kids and more men are becoming stay at home dads is we're finally breaking away from the set male and female roles and I think it's a good thing.

Answer 5

TS, I was once a christian and believed what they believe; that women deserve a lower place in society than men. Since splitting and forming my own ideas, I've come to see that women are capable of anything a man is capable of. When you free your mind, the word "role" doesn't apply to your marriage and you're able to be a team. My wife and I are not bound by any religion and, therefore, we are one and without a dominant figure.

Answer 6

Praise be to Allah, the best of creators.

Allah Hu Akbar, a rose protects its beauty with its thorns, a woman protects hers with the hijaab!! A women was created from a man's rib. Not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior over but from his side to be equal.

Islam according to rights gives equal rights to women and men. There might a few rights that men might have more than women, but at the same time women would have some rights more than men. So its balanced. The man who is the best in the eyes of his wife, is the best in front of Allah. Well basically men and women are EQUAL.

Answer 7

From the perspective of Hinduism, there is no real mention or rule on gender behaviour or responsibilities since every living being is considered a soul beyond forms, names, gender etc.

Most of the "rules" of behaviour and duties laid down for Hindu men and women are actually cultural aspects of Indian lifestyle.

The husband is required to provide for the needs of his family ( wife and children ). He is resposible for ensuring the family is spiritually well educated and all religous duties are carried out by the members of the family.

The wife is expected to be a role model for patience, love, wisdom and knowledge. She should support and advice her husband in the matters of the household.

Both parents have equal responsibilities in the upbringing of the children.

Answer 8

Evangelical Christian:

The Bible is clear that men and women are EQUAL in essence (both equally important, valuable, and loved by God) but different in roles. In Genesis when Adam and Eve sinned God told them that men and women would forever have a power struggle. Women would always want control and men would always have a difficult time. However, the Bible is also clear that men are to be the head of the household as Christ was the head of the church. When Eve ate the apple, God went looking for Adam to punish, not Eve. Yes, Eve was punished, but Adam was responsible for Eve.

The Bible and Christianity in NO WAY condone the mistreating of women. The goal is for women to love and obey their husbands and men to love and cherish their wives. This doesn't mean that men treat their wives like children, just that they can take charge in making important decisions and caring for the family. Wives should never obey their husbands wishes if it is against the Bible. Basically, God wants men to step up and be men and women to step up and take care of their families. This sounds so sexist, but it's not. That's how God created us. This doesn't mean all women should be stay at home moms, homeschooling their children, and getting beat for not finishing their chores. It means that the husband and wife are a unit, they are one, loving and supporting each other.

HOpe that helps.

Answer 9

It is the right of the woman to do the progeny. A man is only a spectator for 9 months.

He indulged in the act in which both participated, but look what a wonderful thing came out of the woman.

Answer 10

The Bible says that woman are supposed to tend to the house and men should do the work. The work however was working fields and tending animals. I'm not doing that part, so I wouldn't expect my wife to tend to my house. She can do what she wants, we are equal. The bible says that woman is beneath man until she is brought up to his equal. That time has come and now we are on the same footing.