Women flourish where they have the power to publicly and freely sit at Jesus’ feet and listen to him. That power comes from their country’s legal system. It’s a nation’s laws (not an individual’s spirituality or vague sense of kindness to women) that protect women from violence and discrimination.
Laurie Stewart, JD, looks at four major religious
worldviews and compares their impact on laws regarding the treatment of women. She
asks, “Who or what holds the greatest hope for women?”(1)
1.
Islam: Women and the Laws of Saudi Arabia
2.
Hinduism: Women and the Laws of India
3.
Atheism: Women and the Laws of China
4.
Christianity: Women and the Laws of the United
States
Professor Stewart concludes that Christianity is good for
women!
Women flourish where they have the legal right to
publicly and freely sit at Jesus’ feet and learn from him. The original documents
detailing Jesus’ life and teachings make it clear why Christianity revolutionized
the treatment of women.(2)
From the album
“Faces” this video is scrolling playback of the song based on Luke 10:38-42.
Kathy
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(1) Click here for Stewart, JD, Laurie, “On the Record of Women’s Rights”
(2) See: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
