Is organised religion sexist?

As the Church of England at the last minute postpones a vote on allowing women to become bishops, 4thought.tv talks to Christians and other women of different faiths about whether the female of the species is supposed to take on the role of a religious leader. This week 4thought.tv asks: “Is organised religion sexist?”

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"Ok, so let's say there is a god. Who are you to say that this god is anything different to the islamic god? The god that thinks males are the equivalent of two females. I think you're going to be in for a shock if you continue to have this naive view about the church. Sexism runs deep." — Middle Rhythm's comment on Philippa White's film

"It's not that maleness that's important... but it needs to be a male bishop. Yup. Sounds like Christianity. Contradictions abound and not one good rational reason for your belief." — Daniel Robertson's comment on Lindsay Newcombe's film

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