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As most intelligent persons know, the Bible is almost entirely anti-female, and many cults treat women poorly because of this. Fortunately, the 4th Watch goes against the Bible in this regard and does not preach an entirely anti-female philosophy. In fact, women are treated pretty well in the 4th Watch. Women are very active in the church and it's not just sexual slavery as the Bible would have it be. Women have leadership roles and are not just expected to cook and have sex with their husbands...or the cult leader, which is how it should be.
We will talk about the unbiblical characteristics of treating females equally later on, but Arsenio Ferriol knows that it is not moral or politically correct to treat women the way that the Bible commands him to. If he followed these verses, then his church really would look like a cult, not only to educated persons, but to almost everybody. He would not have very good support of his church and by having females in his cult who are treated equally, he only stands to make more money. After all, women today have about just as much money as men do, so why not take it from them as well?
But we do have a few things to say about females in the 4th Watch. While this particular cult treats women pretty fairly for the most part, the 4th Watch is not completely innocent when it comes to female equality. It is still the church's stance that men are to be the head of the household and families. The women are expected to support their husbands in all of their leadership decisions.
Here are some snippets from the 4th Watch Southbay website that talks a little about men and women in their church. Reading about the men's ministry, you can see how they are expected to be the head of the household. Comparing both the men's and women's ministries, you can get an idea of just how much more important and favored men are over women.
About the Men's Ministry:
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The Men after God's own heart, as King David was given this title, our men in PMCC 4th Watch Southbay aims to know God's revelation in their individual life as well as for their purpose as the head of their household in serving God. Through this ministry, the men are able to fellowship, conduct sports activities and feast upon God's words through public evangelism and outreach. God's word serves as a mirror, a sword, and a refuge; with this they are given to deeper understanding of the scriptures and a wider grasp of the knowledge of God's love.
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Now about the Women's Ministry:
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Women's Ministry was created to give the women time to fellowship with one another. Through this ministry women are able to find someone to be their confidant, a shoulder to lean on or just a friend to talk to, not only during services but even in their private time. Every fellowship consists of meditation and study of the holy scriptures, in various form of activities depending on their celebration or fellowship. Women's Ministry is designed to bring out the best in them; as a woman of faith, as a woman with noble character and a woman obedient to God.
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It is clear from reading the 4th Watch's own website that men are still considered more important than women and that God still favors male over female. Men are still seen as the "leaders" and "warriors" of God, yet the women always are the weaker sex, needing other women to "cry" to and to make sure that they always remain " faithful and obedient". From this alone you can tell that the cult was created by a man. It is sickening to know that young girls are taught this about themselves.
We want to make it clear that we find nothing wrong with a family who wishes a traditional setup with the man being the head and the woman being the supporter. What we do have a problem with is the church forcing this concept on women and families. And we also hate it how Christian churches such as this one attempts to project the idea into persons' heads that men are always strong and favored by God while women are always weak and favored less by God. This kind of treatment is unacceptable in our opinion.
In addition to this, the 4th Watch teaches that in the times of the Old Testament, females did not even "count " to God. Basically, females were soulless and would not have an afterlife or go to Heaven. The 4th Watch does teach that Jesus changed this, but what is outrageous is that both males and females in the cult do not frown one bit on the fact that there was a time when God cared nothing for his female creations. 4th Watch females are just expected to be okay with this and what is most sickening is that they are.
Now, we are happy that females are treated mostly well, and again, there are churches that are far worse, but we find it absolutely disgusting that they are still being viewed as nothing more than "the weaker sex who are meant to be helpers of their husbands". And we also hate it that women in the 4th Watch are completely accepting of their less valuable roles and God's rejection in Biblical history. While females are for the most part treated well, as long as they are still seen in this manner, we do not see the 4th Watch as an entirely female equal church. In other words, they're still second to men and still second class citizens.
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