Re: OMG - Christian wins employment tribunal : Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:33 pm  

kirkstaller wrote:

... It might be fashionable to advocate senior women clergy, but it is unbiblical and un-Christian...

Just out of curiosity ... why is it unbiblical and un-Christian?
What did Jesus have to say on the subject?

Re: OMG - Christian wins employment tribunal : Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:34 pm  

My favourite part of Genesis is where God creates the objects that emit light three days after he creates light.

Apparently, God is not very bright.

Re: OMG - Christian wins employment tribunal : Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:37 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

You would think someone would have mentioned a big T-Rex roaming about though wouldn’t you.

And what about the animals which evolved from Dinosaurs like Birds?

Steady fella, steady ... evolution is heresy, didn't you know that?

Re: OMG - Christian wins employment tribunal : Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:40 pm  

The feminists on here might like this one


One day, Eve was walking in the garden with the Lord. She said, "Lord, the garden is wonderful, and the animals and birds provide such joy, but I am still lonely sometimes."

"No problem!" the Lord replied. "I will make you a man for a companion. He will desire to please you and to be with you. But I have to warn you, he won't be perfect. He'll have a difficult time understanding your feelings, will tend to think only of himself, and will stay out late with his bowling buddies."

"What's bowling?" Eve asked.

"Oh... never mind. I was just getting ahead of myself, sorry."

"That's OK. I think I can handle this 'man'," Eve replied.

"Great, I'll get right to it!" God said, and started grabbing some mud and shaping it.

Suddenly, the Lord stopped and said to Eve, "Oh, there's one other thing about this man I'm making for you."

"What's that?" asked Eve.

"You'll have to tell him he was here first."

Re: OMG - Christian wins employment tribunal : Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:00 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

The vote was lost by only six votes, and that was only in the house of laity. Those against ordination of women as bishops have been quoted as saying their problem was with the legislation. They wanted those 'in conscience' who could not vote in favour to be allowed an exception, much like the case is for those who 'in conscience' cannot accept women priests are catered for now.

The CofE is unique as a religious organisation, and indeed almost so as an organisation per se, because unlike any other it represents a massively diverse set of people, with very diverse beliefs, in the UK and all over the world. Trying to secure a consensus in an organisation with so much diversity is almost impossible.

It's their club, I suppose they can set the rules, but lets remove the charitable status of any organisation that refuses to abide by equal opportunities laws.

Re: OMG - Christian wins employment tribunal : Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:04 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

You would think someone would have mentioned a big T-Rex roaming about though wouldn’t you.

Why?

And what about the animals which evolved from Dinosaurs like Birds?

Haha, birds didn't evolve from dinosaurs. Birds and other flying animals were created on the 5th day.

Re: OMG - Christian wins employment tribunal : Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:05 pm  

Rock God X wrote:

My favourite part of Genesis is where God creates the objects that emit light three days after he creates light.

Apparently, God is not very bright.

Are you saying that the sun is the only source of light in the universe? And are you also saying that an omnipotent God cannot create light himself?

Please cover the basics before making snide remarks.

Re: OMG - Christian wins employment tribunal : Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:07 pm  

El Barbudo wrote:

Just out of curiosity ... why is it unbiblical and un-Christian?
What did Jesus have to say on the subject?

Actually, Jesus didn't provide much detail about his church. However he did hand over responsibilty to Peter (and to a lesser extent, Paul) and their God-breathed scriptures are crystal clear on the issue of female authority in church.

Re: OMG - Christian wins employment tribunal : Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:14 pm  

kirkstaller wrote:

Actually, Jesus didn't provide much detail about his church. However he did hand over responsibilty to Peter (and to a lesser extent, Paul) and their God-breathed scriptures are crystal clear on the issue of female authority in church.

You mean those stories that took over two centuries to write down and have had many, many translations and rewrites over the centuries, the latest being written many centuries ago to fit in with what an English king wanted, those god breathed scriptures? No more than a giant game of Chinese whispers and spin.

Re: OMG - Christian wins employment tribunal : Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:17 pm  

kirkstaller wrote:

Why?

Well if today you had met both a talking snake who told you to eat an apple, and a T-rex which story would you think you would try and save for posterity? A snake interested in you getting your five a day, or a massive carnivorous killing machine far beyond the scale of anything alive today?

Haha, birds didn't evolve from dinosaurs. Birds and other flying animals were created on the 5th day.

What about a Pterosaur?