5.08.2007
female priests.
i recently was involved of a conversation involving religion and politics. my two fairly liberal friends and i were speaking with a rather pompous, conservative, misogynist. when this certain individual was asked whether or not he approved of women priests, he said 'i don't know enough to commentate.' are you kidding me? how can you not know enough to support women priests? what is there to know? does he not know enough intelligent, capable women who can do the job just as well if not better than men? either you believe that women can be priests or they shouldn't, there really isn't any grey area. later in the evening we spent a good 2 hours debating abortion. he said that women do not have rights to their bodies and questions where this 'right' comes from. apparently control over my own body belongs in the hands of wealthy, white, males in washington. after that topic cooled down, he mentioned that his girlfriend called him disgusting and he said he told her 'wow, that's a big word for a 6 year old.' what an asshole. this is exactly the type of person i can't stand. when will they get a clue that their ideology is severely detrimental to more than half the world's population?
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People can't give reasons for their prejudices because there are none- and if they realize that they just refuse to debate on some grounds or another. When they do give reasons, though- these are my favorite answers:
Top Ten Reasons Why Men Should Not Be Ordained
10. A man's place is in the army.
9. For men who have children, their duties might distract them from the responsibilities of being a parent.
8. Their physical build indicates that men are more suited to tasks such as chopping down trees and wrestling mountain lions. It would be "unnatural" for them to do other forms of work.
7. Man was created before woman. It is therefore obvious that man was a prototype. Thus, they represent an experiment, rather than the crowning achievement of creation.
6. Men are too emotional to be priests or pastors. This is easily demonstrated by their conduct at football games and watching basketball tournaments.
5. Some men are handsome; they will distract women worshipers.
4. To be ordained pastor is to nurture the congregation. But this is not a traditional male role. Rather, throughout history, women have been considered to be not only more skilled than men at nurturing, but also more frequently attracted to it. This makes them the obvious choice for ordination.
3. Men are overly prone to violence. No really manly man wants to settle disputes by any means other than by fighting about it. Thus, they would be poor role models, as well as being dangerously unstable in positions of leadership.
2. Men can still be involved in church activities, even without being ordained. They can sweep paths, repair the church roof, and maybe even lead the singing on Father's Day. By confining themselves to such traditional male roles, they can still be vitally important in the life of the Church.
1. In the New Testament account, the person who betrayed Jesus was a man. Thus, his lack of faith and ensuing punishment stands as a symbol of the subordinated position that all men should take.
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