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Subject: Re: Sexism in the church?? (was: Re: Gay Ordination)
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tblake@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Thomas Blake) writes:

>As soon as she's out of earshot, one of the men complains, "It's bad
>enough they send us a woman preacher!  *She* can't even swim!"

This is an old joke.  The first time I heard it was in reference 
to Helmut Kohl, who asked God for a miracle to impress his 
constituents.