tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post2260540176964226537..comments2023-10-15T10:32:17.331+01:00Comments on Tales from a Draughty Old Fen: may they be oneFrugal Dougalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-60604316473323755352008-10-09T21:35:00.000+01:002008-10-09T21:35:00.000+01:00What I've seen of women "priests" has not been adm...What I've seen of women "priests" has not been admirable. Even the less than satisfactory male priests have been far (far) preferable. There has always seemed an element of paganism buried within. (Jungian psychology comes to mind.) It scares me. I don't believe it is their intentions that are bad, but good intentions misplaced are often (very often) dangerous.<BR/><BR/>To my knowledge, there have been no women priests in all of Judaic history. Seems to me there must be a reason beyond "disrespect for women". Probably a good one, I should think.Pam H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01223991201236433802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-13731652967141641142008-10-09T18:14:00.000+01:002008-10-09T18:14:00.000+01:00I couldn't agree more with you. A movement which ...I couldn't agree more with you. A movement which started out saying that women should have the choice how to live their lives ended up saying that there was something wrong with women if they didn't out-"man" men in the field of work - as Labour/Lib Dem politician Shirley Williams put it, women have to "lead two lives". In workplaces I've experienced, in fact, women who want to get on can only get to a certain grade by doing the work equivalent to two or three grades above that post. <BR/><BR/>I'm dead set againt the "melting pot" ideology that says we are all the same, whether that be in terms of ethnicity or gender. I value the "differentness" that women can bring to the priesthood. <BR/><BR/>My wife's visiting her parents right now; when she comes back I'm going to show her your comment about being a homemaker. With the hassle she's had for being a housewife, predominantly for women, I think she'll appreciate it!Frugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-46497496349936496232008-10-09T00:43:00.000+01:002008-10-09T00:43:00.000+01:00And one more thing: Equality does not mean Samene...And one more thing: Equality does not mean Sameness. Equality for women in the Church does not equate to Sameness with Men. How could it, even outside of the Church, in reality? When women assume identical roles to men it does not MAKE them equals. Seems to me it makes their sex seem inferior, as if they cannot be seen to have equal worth unless they are doing Men's Work - as if Women's Work were not worth every bit as much as Men's Work.<BR/><BR/>I would much rather be a homemaker and spend the larger part of my day taking care of and educating (in more ways than schoolwork!) my children, than work in an office with a bunch of men. I think the former job is worth vastly more to society as a whole, too, whether society appreciates it or no.Pam H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01223991201236433802noreply@blogger.com