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Emma Kenworthy's avatar

I am a capable, independently-minded female. I have thrived on bringing up four children, an extremely Godly-feeling, instructive, nourishing occupation. I have an elderly husband whom I adore and love to serve. I love God with all my heart. I have been through a great deal of tragedy and come through it with the help of God. That is the context.........in which I will say with entire conviction: I cannot be DOING with priestesses; I wince, I shy away; sorry, but women are not suited to this role. Are they then inferior? Not in the slightest; but: it is a role for a man, and that is a fact; I can feel it in every bone in my body; I look......even at a little thing like the Radio4 Daily Service, to see: is it a man today? most of the time, increasingly, the answer is No. Women can be so over-emotional; yes those emotions are wonderful for relating to the family, a brilliant tool; but in the spiritual sphere, they can be really inappropriate - too subjective, too woolly, too inconsistent. I absolutely wince when I hear a gushing female voice in the church context - it is overpowering, it is too much about Me, whoever that woman is, not enough about God. I go to church to commune with my Maker, not to have the emotionsl of some female getting in the way. Even my local cathedral, the Dean.....has such a COOING voice 😡 I need male calmness, male representation of God my father; oh how reassuring it is to call God Father. Well, that says it all, I do not want a WOMAN conveying that to me, I want a man to do so, to direct me to the Father, the Father who is my pillar of strength. I - as a woman - can thrive, and yes be empowered, through being nurtured in this way.

John Mayer's avatar

Thankyou Calvin.

It is you honestly that is drawing me back into Christianity and my personal renewal of faith. I know you will humbly not accept this, however I wanted to say this to you. Please keep fighting the good fight. Christ is King…

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