Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: howard@m.cs.uiuc.edu (Bonnie Howard) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Sexism in the church?? Message-ID: Date: 6 Apr 91 06:17:39 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL Lines: 27 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I have a hard time understanding with the gay person or persons leading a congregation when they are still in their past lifestyle. I do not presume to judge them because God says to love the sinner but to hate the sin. If the person or persons truly feels the call of God on their life they become a new creature and old things are past away - that also means their lifestyle changes and they become convicted by the Holy Spirit to change. I know that sometimes this takes time but I also know that God does hold us accountable when we are in leadership because people whether you like it or not to look up to their pastors. If their lifestyle is contrary to the "Word" how can you expect people to change if you are not willing to change. As for the keep silent in church to the women - A teaching that I heard once said that this was said because women would ask their husbands to tell them what was being said during the service and supposedly they were told to wait until they got home to ask the questions.... I don't know how true this is - guess we will have to wait and ask Paul when we get there. As for the church that says a woman can't teach a class without having her husband there to check her-- what are you going to do with all the single women out there who don't have that check.... REALLY -- I have heard some excellent teachings from women who were very much anointed to teach. You are doing yourselves a disservice to limit your vision to this narrow path... Enough said - Let your light shine that all men might know you are HIS>>>