How do you feel about women being religious leaders?

Question

Please understand I am not religious and I don't have a problem with most people who are. If they don't use it as an excuse or lisense to be a bigot or a bully.

Answer 1

I'm not religious either but I do think that women should be allowed to be religious leaders. However, this idea seems to go against what many religions teach about a "woman's place" in society. Which, incidentally, is one of many, many reasons I choose not to participate in any organized religion. My spirituality (because yes, I am a spiritual person) is a relationship between myself and my Creator. I don't need a church or religious leader to tell me how to think or how to live.

Answer 2

I am a Christian, and, the primary pastor of my church is a wonderful female. She is a wife and mother, and, has a history of employment in social work. This makes her (in my opinion) the perfect elder. She understands people and thankfully has studied the bible and its beginnings on a human level. I think that makes a lot more sense. A lot of the teachings of the bible are taken out of context or simply not understood by modern church leaders (or perhaps manipulated for their benefit). The bible was set in a different time and with the Jewish culture. There are several cultural things that applied only to the Jews and were in reference to their culture, celebrations, and, traditions, but, obviously don't apply today. The few leaders that do fully understand this have often studied greek and jewish culture in order to review the original (as original as we can get) documents.

Answer 3

I agree. We do income on having women instructors and directors. i'm a Mormon, and all of our coaching positions are crammed by applying the club of the Church, with out formal skills or pay. a huge form of ladies fill positions as instructors. Our contemporary Sunday college instructor (coaching each and every of the grownup adult adult males and girls) is a girl, and the previous SS instructor became additionally a girl. LDS women additionally fulfill proselyting missions, and different kinds of missions, too. There are some roles that are in basic terms crammed by applying adult adult males, in basic terms as some important roles are in basic terms crammed by applying women. maximum regularly, that's a mix of the two - a married couple working jointly as equals. i think of all of us have our place in faith... or perhaps though those places are distinctive, each and every function is as important and necessary as yet another in helping the dominion of God, and helping the Lord's artwork of salvation to progression.

Answer 4

I think it's fantastic & most major religions will have to consider ordaining women priests if they wish to prosper & not just survive in the 21st century.

Women are typically thought of as being more caring, sympathetic & loving then men & for my liking, there isn't a job which embodies all of these qualities more than that of the local parish priest.

Answer 5

I was brought up in a more conservative version of a US protestant church, and I tried for years to figure out the multitude of hypocrisies I saw. My father was a 3rd generation minister, but my church didn't and still doesn't allow women to be ministers. I would have considered it and may have been one, if the church had been truly accepting and tolerant, like they said christians were supposed to be. I saw not only sexism but homophobia as well. I'm agnostic after years of struggling with the belief systems of my church.

But there are many churches who are dealing with their sexism, and also their homophobia. Many people are taking huge risks in their communities to be more accepting of those different from themselves. I think it's extremely promising.

Answer 6

Exactly the same as I feel about men being religious leaders.

Answer 7

That depends upon the tenets of the religion in question as it is understood by that religion's adherents. If you don't belong to the religion in question, it's none of your business.

That said: I believe that women are entirely capable of possessing the sorts of virtues that most religions have praised as being marks of a good leader.

Answer 8

I think it's ironic that women seek to prove themselves by being "leaders" in the very schools of thought that have historically tortured and supressed them, and continue to do so today.

Answer 9

I'm not religious by any means, and I don't see any justification for not allowing women to become religious leaders. What makes them less qualified for it than men?

Answer 10

Our Blessed Mother of Medjugorje is leading all of humanity to God.
Through our prayers, sacrifices, and obedience, she will one day, in the near future, save mankind and the world from unimaginable horrors.
She is the mother of us all, even to those who do not recognize her as such.