2.3 billion and 32% of the world’s population, christianity is the largest religion. Christianity’s founder is Jesus Christ in the 30 C.E. People who believe in this religion are called Christians and believe that Jesus died for their sins and brought them salvation and that he is the only way to heaven. Their sacred book is “Holy Bible” and it is divided into two segments, “The Old Testament” and “The New Testament”. Christianity has three branches: Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, each branch come with different beliefs, traditions and preachings. Christianity has influenced society because it encouraged women’s rights, science and the development of third-world countries.
Women were put aside, they had no rights. Their only purpose was to be house-wifes. Christianity gave these women hope for future generations because it encourage their rights. Jesus did not turn his face away from women or not
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And she had a sister called, Mary who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teachings” (English Standard Version, Lk. 10.38-39). Jesus was passing through a village when he was invited to go to Martha’s house, Jesus kindly accepted and went without any issues. At that time women were not allowed to sustain an education or be religiously taught, still knowing that Jesus treated them with respect and was showing others that women should have equal opportunities as men did and should not be treated differently. Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. On May 29,1851 Sojourner delivered her “Ain’t I a Woman?” Speech at the women’s convention in Akron, Ohio.