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[Sir Tigger KC]

So the General Synod of the Church of England has voted against women becoming Bishops. 

Now I'm not religious but I'm not anti-religion either, but what I don't understand is how the Church of England or any of the other religious establishments can get away with banning women from a job! 

Are they exempt from discrimination and equality laws? and if so why? 

[Vamps]

I was both surprised and disappointed by today's result...... 

[dbug]

We have Omega Queens so why cant the C of E have female bishops

[Kevin Wood]

Worried about the many who threatened to take their ball and play elsewhere, I reckon. 

With all the "equality" that's heaped on us in spades in every other aspect of life these days, it does make me wonder how long their stance will be unchallenged.

[dbdb]

so the rumour's true that an Omega is a vicar's car.  Only the CD down I guess.

[cleggy]

Could have a monkey as a bishop for all I care

[OOMV6]

It does anger me why the Church are allowed to have rules that the rest of civilised society cannot. Mind you ..... civilised society .....religion ....in the same sentence...... hmmm.........   

[PhilRich]

Could have a monkey as a bishop for all I care

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But that would mean Hartlepool would be Godless Cleggy!















Oh hang on, it already is!!!!!

[cleggy]

Could have a monkey as a bishop for all I care

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But that would mean Hartlepool would be Godless Cleggy!
















Oh hang on, it already is!!!!!

 

Better a monkey than a group of god bothers of dubious sexual orientation and practices

[Varche]

All part of mans mostly successful efforts to repress women.

As far as I can tell the bible was cobbled up by men from a selection of writings showing man as the superior being. This is perpetrated today.

What truly amazes me is religious female members of our family believe it was the right decision.

Sad blow for women in my view. 

[acope]

Ahh the bible, in a library ,does that come under fiction. ?

[mantahatch]

I believe religous orders where parlty exempted from equality laws. As where certain institutions exempted from the smoking ban (westminster)
I also seem to remember one or two gentlemens clubs in london where exempted from taking female members. Maybe thathas changed, my memory is not what it used to be.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Yes, a very very bad decision and again devalues the Christian Church. proving to me it is still stuck in medieval England! They still think man is THE master of the universe, forgetting all the grief MANkind has given to the World, and still does, with often the blessing of their church!   This makes me so angry!

This is one reason I do not subscribe to a set religious organization, preferring to instead as a Child Of God to worship God privately.

This proves the point I made on another thread; it is not just Islam that discriminate against women, although they can be worse.

[cleggy]

Yes, a very very bad decision and again devalues the Christian Church. proving to me it is still stuck in medieval England! They still think man is THE master of the universe, forgetting all the grief MANkind has given to the World, and still does, with often the blessing of their church!   This makes me so angry!

This is one reason I do not subscribe to a set religious organization, preferring to instead as a Child Of God to worship God privately.

This proves the point I made on another thread; it is not just Islam that discriminate against women, although they can be worse.

Surely not  Stoneage Peasants

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Yes, a very very bad decision and again devalues the Christian Church. proving to me it is still stuck in medieval England! They still think man is THE master of the universe, forgetting all the grief MANkind has given to the World, and still does, with often the blessing of their church!   This makes me so angry!

This is one reason I do not subscribe to a set religious organization, preferring to instead as a Child Of God to worship God privately.

This proves the point I made on another thread; it is not just Islam that discriminate against women, although they can be worse.

Surely not  Stoneage Peasants

I would sooner have the real Stone age Peasants Cleggy, as at least they would probably be Pagan, and that religion openly accepts women in all respect