Religion, Gender, And Sexuality

Feminists see religion as an instrument of patriarchy which means that society is based around male domination; they believe that this is a set of beliefs and practices responsible for women’s subordination. However functionalists believe otherwise and argue that its function is not to oppress women but to keep society stable whilst Marxists believe that religion oppresses the working class not females.

Going into this experience, I expected to feel slightly uncomfortable. I was born and raised a Catholic, and my experience involved me going in and learning about the Muslim religion. While I am open to learning about and experiencing new ideas I knew that this event might challenge some of the things I had grown up leaning about. I also knew this event would focus on the modeling industry so I expected this to focus on things like sexism and the stresses of being in the business. Some of this I could relate to. There is this idea that women need to be unhealthily thin and look like models who are photo shopped.

Gender Issues in Religion Amongst the world religions are many different attitudes towards gender issues and sexuality. A hundred years ago, or even a lot less, these different perspectives did not exist, as they were often considered unimportant, as King noted 'until recently little attention has been paid to gender differences and their impact on religious teaching and practice. '[1] With some religions, their scriptures are considered to be infallible and therefore not to be questioned.

In “Sexuality and American Religion,” Kathryn Lofton expands upon the usually restrictive definitions of religion and sexuality. A particularly poignant, yet brief, point that she makes is one for the relationship between economics and religion. This relationship is commonly overlooked in discussions of religion. In fact, in our second lecture, while mapping out the definitions and aspects of religion and sexuality, one student said “Prophet,” which was misunderstood as “profit,” the classes laughed, seemingly at the silliness of profit being a part of religion, but when the class actually began to discuss it, it was no longer a laughing matter.

The subject for the day was whom God was talking about when he promised eternal life. The discussion became a debate, everyone started giving their beliefs and Steve would let them know if he agreed with them or not. Something else I found interesting somewhere the conversation switched to why other religions did not make any sense. I have never been in a church where another religion was being talked about. However, that was not the most intense nor interesting moment for me.

In all parts of the world people have been speaking their minds since the beginning of time in every single race/ethnicity. People have been rioting for the right for equality for as long as time. If it was not one race it was another. In the 1960’s riots had sprung in Los Angeles, Cleveland, San Francisco, Chicago, Newark, and Detroit. All for the same reason that people are beginning to riot about in today’s world for Equality no matter what race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

In his bestselling book, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh portrays the Catholic religion in several different lights. Some of the characters are faithful Catholics who adhere strictly to the law and letter of Catholicism. Others find the Catholicism restrictive and quickly discard it as “old-fashioned”. While some parts of the book are clearly Catholic, others are not as apparent and could even be perceived as anti-Catholic. However, beneath the overarching storyline, Waugh illustrates the Communion of Saints, portraying different attributes of the Church in Purgatory, on Earth, and in Heaven in his characters.

For the Interfaith trip, I hope to learn more about other religions and why they do certain practices. I think a lot of the stigmas that are placed on other religions can be removed through knowledge and understanding of their practices.

Race, class, gender, and sexual orientation shape the experience of all people. It is an issue that will always be brought up in people’s lives. Throughout history race has been know to disapprove certain groups, and not just only race has impacted certain groups. But class, gender, and sexual orientation as well, and different people of color get different experiences from this. People from a low class income may get false and damaging statements about them, or just get make fun of for not having the most common goods. As for gender, females are still seen as inferior and males have more power and intelligence over females. Sexual orientation may impact someone’s health due to discrimination. No matter what, throughout a person's life, these

I went into the experience worried that I would be bored and wouldn’t be able to find value in participating. Any sort of religious practice is very foreign for me, as I don’t have much experience within religious cultures. Furthermore, the idea of finding religion in silence was something that I have never experienced and was hesitant to participate in. However, during the experience I found sitting in silence among other community members very reflective. The time went by incredibly fast and the meeting was over before I knew it. I purposefully did not bring a watch to the meeting and my phone was put away and silenced, so throughout the experience I did not know how much time had passed and was surprised by how quickly it

Not many students would care to contemplate whether or not the material they are being taught was civil or uncivil. However, if students are learning uncivil material during their undergraduate studies, are they more likely to reciprocate incivility in their everyday lives? Therefore, throughout this essay I will reflect on classes I have taken throughout my time here at Baker University; looking directly at the material that was covered during the class and comparing this information to what has been taught thus far in this Quest 212 class. The three classes that will be covered in this comparison are as follows: anatomy and physiology, theories of religion: gender, power, and race, and Quest 111. “Civility requires mutual respect to be extended to others and an individual commitment to engage and strengthen the community,” Weeks puts this so well as to what civility entails in his book Doing Civility. With that, we will dive into find whether or not Baker University classes embody these qualities when teaching its undergraduate students, (Weeks, 2).

Sending me to MLR is an opportunity to deepen my faith, a way for me learn how to share my faith, and not be scared of what others may say to me. Going to MLR is an opportunity for me to me to show that people can grow in the faith and it is possible for people to be proud of their faith and who we are as individuals. Students from DBCR are making a huge difference by showing there Salesian spirt and showing that we are a wolf pack! United we can show ours to follow our footsteps and let them know they are not alone!

I believe gender and religion is a very interesting topic because there are many ways these two topics intermingle and affect each other. There are many ways that one could go about analyzing the complex and ever-changing relationship between religion and gender. It is important to look at the higher spiritual being or beings that are worshiped, the religious leader such as a priest or rabbi, and also the members of a certain religion and asses how gender affects it.

The most outstanding convention that is broken in The Monk involves gender roles, sexuality, and sexual identity. The character of Matilda lends herself to a feminist critical lens; the way that she bends gender roles to suit her agenda serves to highlight the (notion/ fact/ truth/ agh) that the only way for Matilda to gain control over Ambrosio is to assume the roles of a man, even if she does so while remaining a woman biologically. Matilda is introduced to the reader as a timid and beautiful youth named Rosario. Rosario has attempted to gain the favor of the abbot and he has accomplished so, the narrator reveals that Ambrosio loved him with all of the affection of a Father (Lewis 43). For a time, the young apprentice lives underneath the Monk; learning all that he can and enjoying the ever growing affection that Ambrosio bestows upon him, proclaiming: “Your regularity, your gentleness, your talents have rendered you an object of universal esteem” (54); later, immediately prior to Matilda’s secret being revealed, Ambrosio says thus: “To give up your society would be to deprive myself of the greatest pleasure of my life” (58). But immediately after it is revealed that Rosario is actually a young woman, Ambrosio is rendered speechless, seemingly awaiting the decision of a judge (59).

The group topic was on “What population will you have trouble working with” most of the members in the group including myself, stated a population while the coleader was writing it on the board. We were only able to talk about a couple that was mentioned, because when religious extremists came up that topic was the remaining subject for the entire session. I didn’t think this was a good idea to ask about different populations, and everyone wasn’t able to express their feeling on the topic they mentioned. Regarding the religious extremists topic, it was sad to hear the bad experiences that the members had, but it was nice to know they matured from the bad experience. One of the bad experiences that stood out to me was the Jewish story. The group member mentioned she was Jewish and mixed with another ethnicity, and even though she feels that she is more Jewish, she will not be allowed to be involved in most of the Jewish traditions, unless she was fully Jewish.