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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Women: Finding time and place for religion, spirituality
editor
Today's reports from
"A Woman's
Nation" focused, interestingly, on women and
religion. As women's lives have gotten busier and
filled with more breadwinning responsibilities, women continue to
turn to religious institutions and religions for spirituality and
support.
Some religions have responded more than others to women's needs
and have embraced women as leaders in their clergy, not just in the
volunteer ranks, researchers Kelly Morgan and Sally Steenland write
in "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes
Everything."
One big change researchers have noticed in recent years is that
women (and men) are more frequently switching religious
affiliations, "moving among different faith traditions—and in
and out of organized religion altogether." A recent study by
the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found that about half
of all Americans change their faith at least once during their
lives. And the reasons are many: marriage, moves, the search for a
faith that better fits their lives and beliefs.
Maria
Shriver's report on The Today Show today centered
on some of the mega-churches where pastors' wives have joined
as co-pastors to be more relevant to women who are equal partners
at home, or single women and single moms.
Has religion become more important in your life in recent
years? Like so many women, have you tried different religious
affiliations? And is it important to you to see women represented
in the leadership of your religious organizations?
More on Shine on The Shriver Report:
Related: women, shriver report, religion, faith, a woman's nation
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Posted by THE REBEL JOHNNYYUMMA Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:32pm PDT
Anyhow religon is not what we need salvation is!!You can have religon and not be saved!And a lot of people do. Women and men are being decieved by haveing religon and have not salvation!THE REBEL JOHNNYYUMMA?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Posted by Katie B Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:40am PDT
Religion has always been a big part of my life, even as a child... and even more so as I became more educated and hopefully a bit more wiser. It gives me a sense of purpose, belonging and accomplishment (of course outside of the spiritual plusses). I have never moved out of the Protestant belief system, though I have been to mass a few times in my life. I have been Methodist and Baptist primarily in my life.... but no, I don't float through the different beliefs and faiths, though I do try to learn about them and try to understand them. As far as women being leaders in the Church, I honestly have no problem with it even though I would rather see men as a the main Pastor (I know it sounds archaic)... However, I am and always have been of the opinion that when men do not heed the call of becoming a Pastor than God will call Women to do it and they must stand up and do it. So it does not bother me in the least to see women as Pastor or Deacons in a Church, in fact, the first Pastors I ever remember was a woman.
Just my opinion... :D
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Posted by yaya Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:50am PDT
Has religion become more important in your life in recent years? YES
Is it important to you to see women represented in the leadership of your religious organizations? NOT REALLY
Religion is very personal to me, I have recently joined a baptist church and I couldnt be happier!
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Posted by Sophie'sMom Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:01pm PDT
Women are often relied on to provide the spiritual center to the family.
Or to be it. If she goes to church, others in the family do, for example. Can create pressure, confusion, for the woman who is searching for her true spiritual life. It's good the study included faith as an area to look at.
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