Many churches do not believe that women should be part of the clergy. This is because they interpret parts of the Bible, such as 1 Timothy 2:11-12, as saying that only men should preach. In 1848, women made a retaliation to these sentiments. At the Seneca Falls convention, women (including Elizabeth Cady Stanton) signed a Declaration of Sentiments...
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In 1848, women made a retaliation to these sentiments. At the Seneca Falls convention, women (including Elizabeth Cady Stanton) signed a Declaration of Sentiments. In the declaration it states: He allows her in church, as well as state, but a subordinate position, claiming apostolic authority for her exclusion from the ministry, and, with some exceptions, from any public participation in the affairs of the church (Declaration 1) The people that these women fought against, including other women, believe that it is the duty of a woman to be quiet and submissive...
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Women and Religion When a person receives the calling, whether man or woman, it usually means that God is asking to become one of hisdisciples and spread his word. Women receive this calling just like men, but because women have been denied that privilege for so many years, they have no choice, but to serve only between the boundaries that have been given to them...	3 / 727
Women In Religion When a person receives the calling, whether man or woman, it usually means that God is asking to become one of hisdisciples and spread his word. Women receive this calling just like men, but because women have been denied that privilege for so many years, they have no choice, but to serve only between the boundaries that have been given to them...	3 / 745
women in 1889 Another significant event for women's rights was when Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the first women's rights convention in 1848 and created the Declaration of Sentiments...	2 / 339
Womans Were In Late 1800'S The foundation of colleges for women as well as events at women's rights conventions intellectually challenged society's views on women's traditional roles...	1 / 189