I want to start off by saying, this topic is not here to offend anyone. But its something that needs to be addressed considering where our society has taken us. I'm not by any means sexist, just want to align the Word of God with everyday living. I have been in the midst of many quarrels on this subject, women getting directly offended by men because men claim women have no importance in the church- or battles over who has the overall authority. I have heard very rude and obnoxious opinions (specifically from the Slavic background) about how men have absolute authority over women (in a very degrading manner). Even when secular movements have arisen claiming to be concerned with women's rights, their efforts have generally been detrimental to the status of women. The feminist movement of our generation, for example, is a case in point. Feminism has devalued and…
