The topic that I am interest in is how genders are treated different in certain religion. This topic can be find in chapter eleven on page 276 in the textbook called “Religion in Sociological Perspective” by Keith A. Roberts and David Yamane, the textbook is the 6th edition. In this topic I will talk about how a men and a women is treated different and not as equal in different religion. The two religion I will be talking about is Christianity and Buddhism. The reason why I pick this topic is because I feel that women are not treated the same as men. In some religions the high power or the person they wordship or fellow is a men. There are very few people that believe that a women can have higher power or be the high power. This topic important
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There are some people that believe they are more superior to other and religion can make that person ego to grow. In the article “Religion and Gender Equality” from Westminster Faith Debates they ask an ask “Is it right for religions to treat men and women differently?” In this article they talk about how they feel about being treated different from one another and gives statistics to support their answers. In the article “The Bible Is Crystal Clear on Gender Equality” by Faith Street, they use the bible to example why men had more power than women and later became equal because of God. Another article is “Position of Women at the Time of the Buddha” by Buddha Dharma Education Association & BuddhaNet. In this article they talk about how women are treated different from men since the day they were born and was always treated low than a men. There is also another article that talks about the gender inequality in religion “Status of Gender Equality in Religion” by Mother Pelican, A Journal of Sustainable Human Development, the editor Luis T. Gutiérrez. In this article they talk about the religious gender roles for women in different religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. They also talk about the roots of gender violence. Women are treated much lower than a men and by reading this literature it can help create a better understanding on why this is happening and why is it
There are some people that believe they are more superior to other and religion can make that person ego to grow. In the article “Religion and Gender Equality” from Westminster Faith Debates they ask an ask “Is it right for religions to treat men and women differently?” In this article they talk about how they feel about being treated different from one another and gives statistics to support their answers. In the article “The Bible Is Crystal Clear on Gender Equality” by Faith Street, they use the bible to example why men had more power than women and later became equal because of God. Another article is “Position of Women at the Time of the Buddha” by Buddha Dharma Education Association & BuddhaNet. In this article they talk about how women are treated different from men since the day they were born and was always treated low than a men. There is also another article that talks about the gender inequality in religion “Status of Gender Equality in Religion” by Mother Pelican, A Journal of Sustainable Human Development, the editor Luis T. Gutiérrez. In this article they talk about the religious gender roles for women in different religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. They also talk about the roots of gender violence. Women are treated much lower than a men and by reading this literature it can help create a better understanding on why this is happening and why is it