Originally posted by Cow Poke
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Women Priests, the thin end of the wedge?
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To return to the OP: female priests are not the "thin end of the wedge" with respect to talking about the divine as feminine. In fact, historically speaking, the Judeo-Christian tradition has been capable of speaking about the divine in feminine metaphors even while the priesthood is exclusively male.
That having been said, I'll not hesitate to add that contemporary discourse about the divine feminine and about women as clergy both seem to spring more frequently than not from the same corrupted font.Don't call it a comeback. It's a riposte.
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Originally posted by Paprika View PostReturning to the OP, the thin end of the wedge was probably the very beginning: a church founded solely that a monarch could marry his mistress is hardly the best of foundations to build upon.Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith? -Galatians 3:5
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Originally posted by Pentecost View PostOur monarch, Christ has founded His church to marry His Bride which has played the whore."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Pentecost View PostSometimes it's fun to be contrarian.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Sam View PostYes, when you think about the logic of it. Masculinity and patriarchy are concepts humans ascribe to God - and no judgement there. We need to fit the divine into a container we can even start to grasp. But God isn't male or female. He is Spirit. So calling God "She" instead of "He" changes nothing of substance. \"As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12
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