Christianity and racial harmony

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Christianity and racial harmony

a) Religious pluralism is the act of accepting all religions and faiths as having an equal right to co-exist.

b) These days, the roles of men and woman in Christianity are very different from wheat they used to be. At one time, people thought that men were far superior to woman. For example, this next quote from 1 Timothy 2;11-14 states that,

‘A woman should learn in quietness and full in submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For rAdam was formed first then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived.’

This quote from the bible is giving a message to Christians that men are superior to woman and that men have authority over woman but woman do not have authority over men as men were created before woman. The Ephesians 5:22-24,33 also promotes the same meaning.

In the Genesis 2, Adam is said to be created first and so, in many of the Evangelical Protestant churches, men and woman have separate rules. Women are responsible for bringing up children and maintain a Christian home. Men, on the other hand have to earn for the family and lead the family in religion. Only men are allowed to be church leaders.

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In the Galatians 3:28, it makes it clear that there is neither male nor female for everybody is one in God’s eyes. And therefore, men and woman are completely equal however woman are still not being allowed to be church leaders as the Roman Catholic church regard priests to be the successors of that apostles and apostles were only men.

c) There have been many people who have tried to spread the Christian message of love and agape. Martin Luther King, however, was one of the people who were most successful in doing so.

During the 1950-60’s racial discrimination was everywhere ...

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