Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: oracle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Brian T. Coughlin) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: priesthood Message-ID: Date: 15 Jan 91 09:54:16 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 25 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Re: David Wagner In article , math1h3@jetson.uh.edu writes, in response to Frank Farkas: >> David, before we would proceed with any exchanges regarding the priesthood, >> we need to agree on some definations. Like, what is the priesthood? >I would say that a priest is one who acts as a go between between God and >his people. I don't think we are that far apart on the question of 'What >is a priest?' Just as a random interjection, my personal view of a priest is a man (and hopefully women, someday) who is literally married to God. In my [indirect] experience, marriage is the bonding of two souls in a unique, sacred, and permanent manner (providing that the marriage is a good and valid one). That's what I see happening when someone decides to become a priest and "marry" God. ---- Take care! Sincerely, Brian Coughlin oracle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu