WHY IS IT THAT THERE ARE NO FEMALE PRIEST, MONK, ETC. ETC.?

There are female priests and such in some religions and sects. Look beyond Christianity, which historically used women to spread its message but then ditched them when it became powerful. Neo-Paganism is particularly focused on gender equality.

In Christianity, woemn aren't supposed to have high standings in the church as a priest. The Bible says we should be more of teachers, like sunday school teachers even youth ministers. There are some Christian ministers who are women though, I actually know of one.

Maibe cause women are too busy doing something positive in this mess up world ... I mean if a priest cant marry or have kids... Kids would be the key! No? Well i also never meet a pregnant nun so... i guess the reproduction of the human race is out of question... hum... interesting question though!!Would like to know the answer also !

i dont have any idea, i'm wondering too..

i'm a roman catholic, and i wondered that from the begining, i think i was just 7 years old when i asked my mom why women can only be nuns but not priest and why can't they be married, when other religions allow their pastors to be married.

Hey, that was on the radio this morning! Apparently in the UK the future of our religions is resting upon more female priests and stuff, because there are hardly any. I prefer more personal religions though, as opposed to the organized stuff. Through I did briefly(!) think about becoming a nun yesterday ^.^

I know in some religions there are female priests, and as far as it concerns the monks, the nuns are the female monks.

There are female priest in the church, female monks in Temples, female nuns and even female Bishops. So I am not sure there is a bias. What are you basing your statement on? I would have to agree that there is a male majority, but I don't believe that was what you meant. As for the Catholic church, they look up to Mary rather than Jesus.

I think that because all priests are suppose to be male. And the female get other parts, like nuns.

It Depends on how hard you look. There are many female Preists and monks, even transgendered ones as well. I know the Universal Life Church, (three types) have them Universal Unitarian, Types of Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Church of the Seven Plane, Universal Ministries.. I am ordained by four different churches my physical gender is female. I identifiy myself as male or gender neutral. So not all religions and churches have gender restrictions in their traditions, and those who do are not always really doing so for discrimination but are doing to to try to stick with traditions that were passed onto them, as they were taught..... You read very closely and carefully into the reasons certain churches do not allow women as preists and ministers. Some of the reasons may appear silly, but others are understandable...

because religion tends to put the masculine gender ahead of females according to importance. god is always referred to as masculine so his phrophets or deciples will most likely be men.

I took a world religions class last semester and I met a female Rabbi, and a female monk. And my friend was married by a female priest? (They're methodist).

that's just how God designed it to be

i never taught

You don't know, but still there are many female priest and monks in india, they are rare but i saw a few people,

Good question, probably bcoz of male dominance..

I personally know a female Bhuddist monk, so you're wrong on that account. Some religions can accept women as athourity figures, others don't. I don't understand it either; I feel like women are as capable as men.