Women Silent in Church? - Study 10/27/11
Women Silent in Church? Here is a Middle East News Maker in this 2011. “Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned a woman sentenced to 10 lashes for driving a car”. Who can believe it in 2011 but it is true? In fact the Saudi women for the first time would get limited voting rights in an upcoming municipal election and may run for office if they meet some strict criteria. For the Western mind, this is hard to comprehend in 2011. Should we just say that things are different in Middle East now and during the Bible times. There were all kinds of laws and rules that imposed restrictions on women then. Jesus came and became the greatest liberator of women in all ages. “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36). Freedom was not originated by NOW (National Organization of Women). So what’s up with Paul and women? “As in all the congregations of the saints, 34 women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as ...