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Certain things happened in the early church. Women who had never had any freedom suddenly have the ability to stand up and speak and be treated as equals within the life of the church.

— Tony Campolo

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

There were theoretical elements in the subjection of women and it is not possible to avoid the conclusion that a large contribution was made to them by the Church. In part this was a matter of its hostile stance towards sexuality.

— J. M. Roberts

There were so many outstanding women in scripture that were leaders. And, you know, the organized church sometimes puts boundaries on us that the Bible doesn't.

— Anne Graham Lotz

In the Church, and in the journey of faith, women have had and still have a special role in opening doors to the Lord.

— Pope Francis

Women are the first witnesses to the resurrection and pillars of the early church.

— John Ortberg

Women were freed from positive duties when they could not perform them, but not when they could.

— Henrietta Szold

Every minister knows it's harder to get the guys to church than the women. We ought to be asking why this is.

— Rodney Stark

The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation.

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

In the ordinary church, it is suppressed by respectability, by a desire to appear better than we really are.

— E. Stanley Jones

The Catholic Church has never really come to terms with women. What I object to is being treated either as Madonnas or Mary Magdalenes.

— Shirley Williams

✗Opposing Perspectives

For centuries the leaders of Christian thought spoke of women as a necessary evil, and the greatest saints of the Church are those who despise women the most.

— Annie Besant