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by two hundred dollars bill on April 17th, 2009

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Christians, what is your definition of equality? what do you think "gender equality" should or should not mean?

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  • by Benjamin_P on March 5th, 2011

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    As a Christian, I would seek to define Gender Equality, using a complementry framework. Which is to say that each of the sexes has an important functional role that covers for the deficiencies of the opposite sex. Both male and female are necessary for social function and survival, and share a mutual vunerability. Each of the sexes is in need of something, which they are only able to recieve from the other sex.

    Within this framework, each of the sexes are equal in worth but different by nature. There are some roles that are assigned to men, and others that are assigned to women. We therefore are at our best when we work to our strengths, and I think that the "war of the sexes" is to no-ones credit.

    One particular bone of contention is the instruction in 1 Timothy 2 that "A woman is not permitted to teach, or to have authority over a man". Which is quite challenging and counter cultural. In scripture, teaching in a communal and family context is exclusevely a male responsibility. The man is responsible for teaching and leadership. He is also to a great extent responsible for prayer and is held to account by God as office bearer. This is a responsibility that is God given, and cannot be removed by society. Indeed, should a man not lead - he would still be held accountable for his lack of (and hence poor) leadership.

    A woman is firstly given the task of submission to those authorities, which are God ordained. She is also given various ministry opportunities through childbirth and the raising of children - which is a great opportunity, and the significance of which cannot be understated. She is given the responsibility of teaching and caring for her young through their most formative years. Women are also called to teach others (including men) in the church, not by words but by deeds. She is called to good works, even more so than the men. Her more highly visible status as a woman is a very strong recommendation to others, both outside of and inside of the church.

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