Are Christian women allowed to worship at the same church as Christian men?

Question

Just curious.

Answer 1

yes.

Answer 2

Christianity has a love/hate relationship with the station of women.

Not that anyone does this anymore, but men are supposed to uncover their heads (take off their hats) in church, but women are supposed to leave their head covered (hat or veil).

In Ireland up through the 6th century the Irish Catholic men and women religieuse (monks, basically) were allowed to share the same abbey (sometimes they would even choose to get married). In fact women were afforded equal rights to men (inherit, own property, divorce, go to school - including the Irish version of college, etc). Unfortunately, all that ended when the Roman Catholics forced their rule into the British Isles. Abstinence, which had been a rare option for aesthetics only, became the rule, and women and men were forced to study and worship in separate buildings. (The Catholic ruling had less to do with prudery then it did with politics and money. If priests did not marry or especially if they did not have children then all their property went to the church when they died.)

In the early years of the US colonies the Pilgrims actually had a female pastor for quite a while. Unfortunately she started to draw too many people away from other pastors so it was decided to have her stop preaching.

Answer 3

Yes. While the Jews use to separate men and women, the Christian churches from the beginning allowed both within the church. In fact, you will see in I Corinthians 11 that Paul has to tell some of the women who were in that church to stop interrupting the services with their question asking. He told them to be silent in the church services, and ask their husbands the questions when they got home.

There have been some very strict groups over the centuries that have separated mena and women within the church. But as a general rule, Christians allow women to be with the men in church services.

Answer 4

Only a few extreme Christian sects separate the women and the men (and I would hardly actually call those Christian).

The Bible does say that women should remain quiet in church. And forget about being a Catholic priest.

Oh, and don't forget that the man is the head of the household.

Answer 5

Absolutely. At least, in the Roman Catholic faith and the mainline Protestant Churches. I'm not aware of any Christian churches that deny women and men to worship together.

Answer 6

Yes. Both men are women are the same in the eyes of God. Neither is complete without the other.

Answer 7

I think so! Why not? The man is no better at worship than a female. I don't see anything wrong. Most churches I went to are not segregated by sex.

Answer 8

Yes we are brought closer together when we learn of HIS teachings together by attending church with our husbands, sons, fathers and grandfathers. It enhances the spirit, and keeps us all 'on the same page'...there is no secrecy here...men and women walk together, talk together, sing together, and enjoy each others intelligence, humor, strengths, and comforts...we do not 'cut off' half of our population (women) from the other half (men).

Answer 9

Yes, but if you take everything in the bible as truth, they are not supposed to speak and they are not supposed to go to church while they are menstruating.

Answer 10

Yeah. Even back during the dark ages.

Answer 11

Of course, we eat together and worship together and shake hands with each other.