Pastor Steven Anderson of the Faithful Word Baptist Church told female worshipers not so say “amen” in church on Sunday. First he quoted Timothy 2:11, “[l]et the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”
The Pheonix, Arizona pastor then asked worshipers to look at Corinthians 14 which says “[l]et your women keep silence in the churches, for it is not permitted unto them to speak, as it is commanded to be under obedience as also sayeth the law. And if they will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is shameful for women to speak in the church.”
He went on to explain “Now obviously, before the service begins, there’s chatting and talking going on, that’s perfectly legitimate. When we all sing praises to God, of course the ladies should also lift up their voices. But when it’s learning time, it’s silence time.”
He continued, “Even the Bible’s really clear on this,” he said. “Even if they (women) were to have a question, they’re not to ask that question in the church, number one. Number two, even if they want to ask that question to their husband, they should wait until they get home.”