All equality articles
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Opinion‘What the lack of female toilets in the Japanese parliament taught me about the kingdom of God’
Writer Jenny Sanders reflects on an unexpected political problem that reveals a profound spiritual truth. Using the experiences of Japan’s female MPs, she explores how authority can be legally granted yet unrealised, and what that teaches us about living fully in the authority God has already given his people.
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OpinionFifty years of equality: lessons from Zelophehad’s daughters
Writer Michelle Tant marks 50 years since the Sex Discrimination Act, linking modern equality laws to the biblical justice shown in Zelophehad’s daughters.
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OpinionInternalised misogyny prevents too many Christian women from seeking justice in the case of patriarchal abuses
‘My observation is that the power of the ‘equal sinfulness’ argument is compelling and can stop us in our tracks. It appeals to our knowledge that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. That is why it is so effective in shutting down important conversations about abuses against women in the Church,’ says Michelle Tant.
