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trotsky

(49,533 posts)

13. Yet it's all too common.

Reply to MellowDem (Reply #12)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:49 AM

Oct 2013

The RCC has been at it for 2000 years. Same racket.

Women are at least 50% of the church laity - can you imagine ANY organization that could survive if half its membership up and quit? Especially when it's the half that seems to do 90% of the work?

Yet they remain and serve.

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Mormon Women Knock at the Door, Are Turned Away [View all] cbayer Oct 2013 OP

Well, now they know how the Mormon men who come to my door TlalocW Oct 2013 #1

Deuteronomy 18:20-22? It doesn't go to 24. cbayer Oct 2013 #2

Much like the amp in Spinal Tap that goes to 11 TlalocW Oct 2013 #8

Would love to know what you added, lol! cbayer Oct 2013 #9

Deuteronomy 18:23 And God didst say, "Word," and walked off TlalocW Oct 2013 #10

Love it! cbayer Oct 2013 #11

I get Mormons that come to my door all the time. I invite them in and discuss religion with them. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #3

This about women being shut out of formal proceedings, not visitors to your door. cbayer Oct 2013 #4

We get women mormons as well. I thought they hold a priesthood as well. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #5

No, this is a group that is demanding ordination for women. cbayer Oct 2013 #6

Well I am always in favor of women clergy. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #7

It requires some serious dissonance... MellowDem Oct 2013 #12

Yet it's all too common. trotsky Oct 2013 #13

As a Mormon I should probably comment el_bryanto Oct 2013 #14

I've got to give it to the LDS church - they have shown the capacity cbayer Oct 2013 #15

It's tricky - I would say importance = meaningful in this case. el_bryanto Oct 2013 #16

The description is still very patriarchal, though. cbayer Oct 2013 #17

Yes - she is quite good. el_bryanto Oct 2013 #18

I hope there is some trend towards giving these women some cbayer Oct 2013 #19