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The Bible doesn't speak of "women's rights" in the social-political language we're used to hearing today. Still, that doesn't mean the Bible is silent…

— Carolyn Custis James

“I believe that most, if not all, of the restrictions on women in society have no basis in Scripture, and that those maintained in…

— Roger Nicole

the Bible is used as a means of reinforcing their [women's] subordination to men through divine sanction.

— Letty M. Russell

“Reading Scripture as a coherent narrative rather seems to me to invite reflection on how all present human conditions, those of being “male” or…

— Preston Sprinkle

There were so many outstanding women in scripture that were leaders. And, you know, the organized church sometimes puts boundaries on us that the…

— Anne Graham Lotz

“I've heard all kinds of explanations from Christian apologists for why the Bible includes such harsh laws about women: that the laws were progressive…

— Rachel Held Evans

These teachings in regard to woman so faithfully reflect the provisions of the canon law that it is fair to infer that their inspiration…

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Women are afraid. It is unpopular to question the bible. They are creatures of tradition. They fear to question their position in the testament,…

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“sometimes paraphrase our own Scriptures. For example, the verse above is modeled on Galatians 3:28, which says, “There is no longer Jew or Greek,…

— Kristen Stieffel

You will find that the Bible, if you want it to, will justify many things. St. Paul had a very male chauvinistic view of…

— Desmond Tutu

“I suggest that the representation of women deserves a much higher consideration in our religious discourse. When words are presented as if they come…

— Carol Lynn Pearson

Women don't need to have our own little corner of the church where we can feel precious or, alternatively, cranky. In every essential thing,…

— Frederica Mathewes-Green