The Equal Rights Amendment

The Equal Rights Amendment was written in 1921 by Alice Paul, a famous suffragist. This amendment was passed in Congress, but it was not ratified by the number of states it needed- which is thirty-eight. The amendment specifically states that men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. The Equal Rights Amendment did not seem like a religious issue to me at first, but then I did some research and I found at it in fact was. Many religions, such as the Muslim religion, find that women are inferior to men. Some religions prevent women from play full and equal roles compared to men. I have noticed this in my own religion- Catholicism. In my religion on men are allowed to become priest and women are only allowed to become nuns. I think that it is about time that women receive the exact same rights as men because after all we are all the same.