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The role of women in the world and in the church has had a varied and sometimes controversial history. According to the [[book of Genesis]], [[God]] created both men and women in his image. It also tells that "the woman" was created to be a helper for "the man" in story of Adam and Eve. There is a lot to be said in the [[Bible]] about people in general, as well as about women or men more specifically.  Today, the role of women in the [[church]] is an important issue, with issues such as and the ordination of women in ministry being a current issuepositions continues to be controversial in some [[denominations]].