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to be sad that we are not going to get women bishops?

146 replies

grovel · 20/11/2012 18:20

Bugger

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HullyEastergully · 20/11/2012 18:22

WANKERS

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mrskeithrichards · 20/11/2012 18:22

Ridiculous

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grovel · 20/11/2012 18:23

The bishops voted for it. The clergy voted for it. The lay people (inc many women) voted against it.

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HullyEastergully · 20/11/2012 18:24

WANKERS

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LivvyPsMum · 20/11/2012 18:24

Who gives a stuff?!

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LurcioLovesFrankie · 20/11/2012 18:25

WANKERS X2

That and homophobia is why I no longer go to the CofE (shame, it's what I was baptised into, I love the liturgy and the music - but on an institutional level, they hate women and gay people).

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abitcoldupnorth · 20/11/2012 18:25

ffs

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HullyEastergully · 20/11/2012 18:25

ME and milllions of others.

Do you live in a cave?

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Alliwantisaroomsomewhere · 20/11/2012 18:26

Religion is all about men: keeping men in power and in control. Religion subjugates women by relegating them to secondary positions in the religion and in society.

Why the surprise at this?

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amothersplaceisinthewrong · 20/11/2012 18:26

So all the power stays with the men, bloody typical.

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rogersmellyonthetelly · 20/11/2012 18:27

Ffs! What planet? Which century? I'm c of e and I'm fecking ashamed

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Alliwantisaroomsomewhere · 20/11/2012 18:28

amothersplaceisinthewrong, precisely. Power and wealth and control.

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FreckledLeopard · 20/11/2012 18:28

Can someone explain the role of the lay people - who are they? Where do they come from? Why do they get to swing the vote so radically?

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ImAlpharius · 20/11/2012 18:28

WTF I can't believe this, I feel deeply disapointed.

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BegoniaBampot · 20/11/2012 18:44

Really? I'm not religious but recognise it's place and it's role for many people and their communities. Why won't they let women be bishops, what are they so afraid of?

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Mutt · 20/11/2012 18:48

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CurrentBun · 20/11/2012 18:50

Totally agree with you Mutt

Its a fucking disgrace.

And CofE heads this country. This is just not good enough. I have never really been a fan of the whole secular thing but I'm beginning to think that's the way to go now if it's the only way we can get equality.

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Yama · 20/11/2012 18:51

Yeah, I was wondering about the law too Mutt.

Mind you, non-Catholics aren't promoted in Catholic schools (in Scotland) and I've always thought that this equated to discrimination.

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 20/11/2012 18:53

It is a disgrace. I am so steaming angry and upset.

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OwlLady · 20/11/2012 18:55

it's completely ludicrous, it shouldn't even be debated. The chruch is an employer no??? why do they not come under the same rules as any other company?

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 20/11/2012 18:57

It's just bollocks. It's not scriptural, and even if it were, the C of E isn't biblically literal.

This is just misogyny.

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suburbophobe · 20/11/2012 19:00

What do you expect?

Machismo is alive and kicking!!

The reason I have turned off religion.

I prefer the Goddess....

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ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 20/11/2012 19:03

YY LRD

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IvanaHumpalotCountDracula · 20/11/2012 19:03

Traditional Anglican/CoE church attendance is at an all time low.

The General Synod is not representative of the wider CoE community (church going or not).

Stick 'religion' in front of anything, no matter how unpleasant, and you think you can justify anything.

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Minstrelsaremarvellous · 20/11/2012 19:05

What would happen if quotes for women on boards were to be introduced?! What makes the church exempt?

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