People Who Think That Women Have No Souls
“The notion that ‘God in every man’ applies equally to women stems from the earliest days of Quakerism.
As early as 1646, George Fox wrote in his journal: ‘I came upon a sort of people who held that women have no souls, adding in a light manner, “no more than a goose.” But I reproved them, and told them that was not right; for Mary said, “my soul doth magnify the Lord.”‘
Not long after, he challenged a priest who would not permit a woman to speak in a church. ‘For the woman asking a question, he ought to have answered it, having given liberty for any to speak.'”
— Quakers in the World
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Today’s Invitation
Challenge those who treat others unequally.
This Week’s Query
How does patriarchy within the Bible and traditional Christianity affect your relationship to the Divine?
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