Investigations Quotes Flashcards
(33 cards)
1948 declaration of human rights said…
You have the right not to be treated differently because of your race, religion, sex, political views or any other status
Women given equal right to vote
1928
The HRA has become…
Increasingly influential of British legislation
The equality bill was…
Passed in 2010- protects working mothers and ensures equal pay for women
What percentage of caring, leisure and services jobs are fulfilled by women?
82%
What percentage of administrative and secretarial jobs are taken up by females?
77%
Why might religious morals be separate from laws?
The American religious exemption clause exempts people from the law if their decisions are made for religious reasons. This is not widely used in Britain
What year did the synod reject the move to allow women to become bishops?
2012
How long has the church of England allowed woman priests?
20 years
What did Rowan Williams say about the vote?
That the church had ‘lost a measure of credibility’
What leads to a masculine interpretation of bible texts?
A patriarchal history within the church
In which bible passage does Eve eat from the tree of knowledge?
Genesis 3:12
What did Adam say about the act of eating the apple?
That woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate’
How were Eve’s sins atoned for?
By the ‘shedding of blood with no remission’ I.e the death of christ
Which three other old testament examples are given about sexism?
That menstruating women are ‘unclean’, rape victims must marry their rapists, and women are a ‘spoil of war’
So it is no wonder that Richard Dawkins said…
God is ‘arguable the most unpleasant character in all fiction’
What did Paul say about women
In 1 Timothy 2:12 he says ‘I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent’
What pope said ‘women are and should be different from men’
John Paul ii in 2005
What did Aristotle believe about women?
That they are infertile or castrated men- almost a rehearsal race before the creation of man. Women are less motivated and deceptive than men
Who did Aristotles teachings influence and why was this important?
They influenced Thomas Aquinas, a thirteenth century philosopher whose ideas where associated closely with the church until the 60s and 70s
What did Immanuel Kant believe were the criterion for rational beings?
Adult males of European ancestry
Therefore what did Kant believe about women?
That they were not rational beings so therefore did not count as humans. They can only become human by marrying a man.
What do feminist theologians argue?
That masculine terms for God dominate the teachings and his manly qualities of strength and violence are placed above his compassionate feminine traits
What are the three denominations of feminist theology?
Rejectionists (such as Mary Daly, author of beyond God the father), reformists and loyalists
