How ironic that the same demographic of people who claim to be thrilled with a self-proclaimed Christian woman running for vice president are part of a demographic of people of faith who have recently rejected a Christian-based magazine featuring women pastors on the cover from being sold in a Christian bookstore chain. We have one of these stores here in our town, and I heard last weekend that copies of "Gospel Today"--which is a general Christian-life magazine--were only available by asking at the counter at this store because of the women pastors on the cover.
So let me get this straight...it's fine that a woman can run for vice president (and in theory be promoted...God Forbid...to President) of the United States, but it ISN'T okay for a woman to be ordained?
I understand that each denomination has specific interpretations of the Bible, and that this particular issue is one that has Scriptures pertinent to both sides (as is true of almost any issue you care to look up in the Bible), but to choose to hide this magazine, as if it were offensive somehow seems, well, offensive to me.
I did a little research by using The Internets to find out more, and wow, the publisher of the magazine is a woman as well! She was rather put off about the whole thing in the quote I read from her, but here's good news (no pun intended), all the attention should help her sales considerably.
I just wonder if the GOP Vice Presidential candidate were the cover gal if the issue would be hidden behind the counter?
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Our Ministerial Alliance here in Wlmg. is boycotted by all of the churches who won't allow female ministers... So our prayer rallies on the court house lawn led by that Alliance to pray for those affected by the DHL/UPS deal is off limits to their congregations as well... Do they rip out the pages of the Bible about Deborah and Priscilla, et al? AuntieA
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