Article July 18, 2022 ISSUE

Praying in the face of gender bias

We can prove, in some measure, that we have an unlimited, divine nature.

Judy Cole

A university student asked to interview me for a class assignment about women in the ministry. While the Church of Christ, Scientist, does not have ministers as such, I practice Christian Science healing, which is a religious and spiritual ministry. I was impressed with the quality and depth of the student’s questions, but several minutes into the interview I said, “Your questions start with the underlying assumption that I approach my life first from the standpoint of being female. I don’t.” Surprised, he asked me to explain.

Christ Jesus didn’t divide his teachings by gender.

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