Posted by Illuminati on 5/7/2005, 3:26 pm, in reply to "Re: More Miracles in Islam" Many Christian churches encourage women's participation in church services. For them, Paul's statement is believed to be addressing a particular situation at a particular time rather than a general principle applying for all times and all places. From the context it appears the Corinthian church was quite noisy and disorderly with many people speaking at once. 2. Once again we have a false comparison. Paul was discussing women interrupting a congregational meeting where the women whereas the statement in the Koran is discussing a private converstaion between a woman and Muhammad. That women had converstaions with the early Christian leaders is a given. Once again we have a misrepresentation of Christian theology to bolster the claims of islam. To be "fair" as as the author claims, he should have offered a passage in the Koran where women are encouraged to interrupt and question the speaker in the Mosques. Is there any such passage?
206.206.120.230
"As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission as the law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church." (I Corinthians 14:34-35)
How can a woman learn if she is not allowed to speak? How can a woman grow intellectually if she is obliged to be in a state of full submission? How can she broaden her horizons if her one and only source of information is her husband at home?"
A woman in the Quranic conception has the right to argue even with the Prophet of Islam himself. No one has the right to instruct her to be silent. She is under no obligation to consider her husband the one and only reference in matters of law and religion.
Acts 16:13-14
13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message.
NIV
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