This is real patriarchal conditioning in action

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grimbletart · 20/05/2012 11:21

if you want to see real patriarchal conditioning never mind worrying about your underwear, look at this....

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18135098

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IAmSherlocked · 20/05/2012 17:04

What tribpot says.

Mrskbpw · 20/05/2012 16:53

I don't understand how the church is allowed to discriminate like this. Imagine it in any other profession - women allowed to be teachers but never head; women allowed to be doctors, but never consultants, or MPs but never PM. is the church outside the law? Can't a woman who wants to be a bishop (or a gay man who wants to be whatever) just take them to court?

tribpot · 20/05/2012 16:51

I love the idea that these women bishops should have a male counterpart bishop for anyone who doesn't like the fact they are female. Perhaps the black bishops should have a white Extra Bishop as well for racists?

molschambers · 20/05/2012 16:48

Oh apparently it's not a womans place to lead worship cos it says so in the Bible. I could ask MIL to elaborate but it fucks me off so much that I'd rather not....

thechairmanmeow · 20/05/2012 16:48

my attitude to this is the same as for female boxers, i have nothing but contempt for all organised religeon and the same for anyone who gets thier kicks from watching two people knock fuck out of each other in a ring.

but if it's not going away it might as well be made fair and open to both sexes.

the women who sighned that petition are probobly so indoctrainated and 'fear thee' so much that they cannot make a resonable judgement either way so they are reduced to consulting a 3000 year old documant for their guidence on such matters.

Bunbaker · 20/05/2012 16:46

One of the nicest vicars I know is a woman. She was our curate until she got promoted to vicar at another church. She had a big leaving party and we were all sad to see her go.

kim147 · 20/05/2012 16:44

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ProcrastinateWildly · 20/05/2012 16:43

A woman I work with thinks the same

Bunbaker · 20/05/2012 16:39

My MIL (83) doesn't approve of women vicars. She thinks it is "wrong". I tell that we will have to agree to disagree (after I have told her that thinking that women vicars are "wrong" is wrong )

crazycanuck · 20/05/2012 16:28

I saw that this morning and was/am gobsmacked. Did someone at CERN open up a wormhole to the 17th century and pull these women back through it?

Empusa · 20/05/2012 15:37

DH just commented, "do you reckon they'll petition to remove the women's vote next?"

It's absolutely nuts.

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