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The beginning of Christianity was marked by the elevation of women by Jesus' impartiality and Paul's words, "In Christ there is neither male nor female." However, Western culture has caught up with the New Testaments teaching and goes farther than the teachings of the Church at large. Some Christians oppose the secular intrusion, while some Christians believe the Church succumbed to historical sexism and no longer teaches God's original equality.
Conservative Christians, the majority of devout Christians in the West, say that men and women are equal but have different gender roles in accordance with how God created them. English Bibles are almost always translated with this perspective.
Egalitarianism, in its extreme form, says that the gender roles of men and women are the same, that God may (or may not) call either sex to perform any duty. Many egalitarians support their view from the Bible, holding that the Bible has been mistranslated and/or misinterpreted. Some egalitarians refer to themselves as "feminists" as a synonym, not the way "feminist" is normally defined.
===Issuesin Scripture===* [[Women in leadership in the church]]* [[Head Coverings]]* [[Headship in Marriage]]* [[Teaching of Women]]
God's Law of Marriage - Genesis 2:24 - "A man will leave his family . . ."
Adam's Rib - Genesis 3:21-22 - Adam's Rib
[[Head Coverings]] - 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 - Women must cover their head Women Keep Silent - 1 Corinthians 14:34 - "Women must keep silent . . ." Paul's Word to Timothy - 1 Timothy 2:8-15 - Paul's words to Timothy Submission in Marriage - Ephesians 5:21-33 - Submission in marriage ==LiteratureQuotes==* Conservative Books** None yet==Links==* Egalitarian Books** {{returnto}} [[God's Word to WomenChristianity]] by -> [[Katherine BushnellCurrent issues]]