Flaws in Christianity Essay

Christians believe that the natural world was formed by the spoken word of God (Genesis 1:1). Paul writes in Romans, that God has revealed His existence to everyone by His creation. Every person, therefore, has a choice to either accept or reject God. God has shown us that He is a God of love, order, beauty and forgiveness. One day all will be judged and because of His revelations to us, we have no excuse for rejecting Him (Romans 1:20). Paul warns Christians of the dangers of falling into worship of the creation instead of the creator (Romans 1:25). The Israelites did this also when they were led out of captivity and they were worshiping the image of the golden calf. We can see this in today’s use of astrology as the guide to life and problems. It is an honor that God created man in His image; Christians must not dishonor God refusing to glorify Him and falling into idolatry (Romans 1:22-23). All are condemned by sin and

In today’s society the word “Christian” can mean many different things for everyone. Often times the word gets terrible labels on it such as: two-faced, unreal, fake, or in other words, a hypocrite. This label that the word “Christianity” gets can mostly come from the fact that many Christians say one thing, but live something entirely different. There is a huge pressure on Christians to live their lives perfect without sin which is impossible to do. The definition of the word Christian can be described as a follower of Christ or someone Christ-like. This is a very difficult lifestyle for Christians to live up to because no one is perfect, we sin everyday so when someone see’s a Christian is doing something bad or unchristian they point fingers

Religion is powerful in that it controls followers’ behaviours and beliefs throughout their entire lives; it is a form of social control. Catholicism is one of the most widely known religions influencing more than 2 billion people around the world (Ross). Within Catholicism not everyone are seen as equals; men have greater privilege than women. The bible and church are from a male’s point of view (Christ 86) and passages within the bible are used to enforce a sexual hierarchy. In fact, the oppression of women begins with the first story in Genesis about creation, which portrays females as being inferior to men and even of an evil nature. This one passage is the main source of justification of oppression of woman in the church (Daly 13).

The idea that people could have witnessed these events without having been amazed by them is, quite simply, ludicrous. Other cultures having witnessed this would certainly have offered their own explanations in keeping with their own cultural and religious beliefs. Surely a society existing at the time would have documented this miraculous event. Yet nowhere have such works been found.

Christianity also has its role in sexism based upon the religious context of the written word. “The Bible is a thoroughly patriarchal text, not at all written in a gender-inclusive language and in order to understand the Bible, women have to read most of it as if they were men” (Durber 1992). God’s gender is unknown yet is still continually referred to in the masculine context. Many have argued the need to remove gender from the context in efforts to remove sexism for the religious structure. However, “changing the language does not necessarily remove the bias or the sexism that remains embedded in the thought patterns, images and metaphors which, with language, combine to form a given text ... The masculine bias has not been removed; it has simply been rendered more subtle and therefore more dangerous, because more difficult to discern and expose" (Marlowe). The structure of the institution would still promote sexism because the masculine

Universally the conflict between men and women is born out in the annuals of history. However, believers are not immune to the confrontation than their unsaved counterparts are. Christians do not disagree that males and females are of equal value and that believing members of the body of Christ both possess the Holy Spirit. It is not a command for men to dominate women. However, other areas of opposition arise such as complementarian and egalitarian views of women’s roles in the home and church. Jo Suzuki sheds light on the details of these passages when he makes three clear statements when the passage in taken within context Scripture and the ultimate plans of God. Suzuki explains that the wife’s submission is unique to church and marriage, the command for male headship ends after our resurrection, and male headship is based on order of creation and not

In the same way,Beauvoir discusses that the religion invented by men reflect this wish for domination.She stated that “In the legend of Eve and Pandora men have taken up arms against women.” But according to the bible masculine dominance came when Adam and Eve disobeyed God.As a result, they brought suffering upon themselves.Than God said that because they had disobeyed the law, man would have labor hard for his food…,and for women,her sorrow would multiply because she would have pain in childbirth and God say to her that “ your husband shall rule over you.” (Genesis 3:16-19).As a christian I would say that male domination was part of the women’s punishment.Even if we try to change gender inequality something will hold women

From West Asia, Christianity spread to ancient Greece and Rome which were purely patriarchal societies. In these societies women and children were thought of as assets or possessions held by the head of the family. Men and Women were distinguished separately in this kind of set up and women were generally considered inferior to men. During these times Christians believed that the world will end soon and Christ will come to earth for the second time. There were many women teachers and prophets in Christianity in those days who believed in this proposition and went their way in preaching this doctrine.

Defined by Merriam-Webster, Christianity is “the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies.” But to Christian’s, it is so much more than following a rule book and showing up to church on Sundays. Christians feel a personal, deep connection to God, they believe in a purpose and a price for

In Ephesians 5 verse 22 tells wives that they are to submit to their husbands as they do to the Lord. The process of submitting to someone in this case does not mean being a slave, it means accepting to go under the leadership and choosing to be a subordinate in a circumstance or relationship.

It is evident by what is set forth above, that the Christian religion has not given women the same importance it has given men.

In my thesis essay, I choose Christianity as my essay topic, in my essay I will cover the common characteristics how Christianity contribute to the modern world. And how the role of the women has changed over time based on Christianity religion. I hope to show my professor that I fully understand the subject I am writing on while developing a conclusion of my essay. Christianity creation even though the organ may seem long, according to biblical terms Christianity was formed appormiety around 6300 B.C. around this time Romans were just taking and enslaving Jews. Rome who at this time had complete control had wanted Jews to believe in many Gods as well however the Jews were not concerned with all these Gods. They were focused on one God.

In Estelle Freedman’s book, “No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women,” she said, “The major Western monotheistic religions, which originated around five thousand years ago in the ancient Middle East, provide a good example of the use of supernatural theories to support patriarchy” (3). Freedman mentions biblical stories in which God ordained man to rule and have authority over women like the stories of Eve coming from the rib of Adam; ultimately women came from men, thus give them a greater prestige and power. There are also verses in the bible which dictate that “the man of the house” should be the spiritual leader of the household, though some historical references put the spiritual responsibility into the hands of the wife later

This depreciation of women, when contrasted with God's view toward marriage, shows that it is still Christianity (as revealed in the Bible) that gives sweet sanctities to wedded life and quiet happiness in the house.

Over the last 2,000 years of Christianity many changes have taken place in how it views people and their place in the kingdom of God. The Church has changed its views of people of other races as inferior, or attacks, in need of salvation. Most modern Christians today have a harsher view of homosexuals than most. Some see homosexuals as being in direct league with Satan, as they also believed about "witches". Being homosexual is seen as a direct threat to society and many families. Just as abortion, homosexuality is viewed as an outrage and nothing more than a fear to the Christian beliefs. The Christian church teaches that homosexuality is not God’s design for people however they believe that these are phases and one may change this phase.