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Bristol University's Christian Union Bans Women From Teaching At Meetings

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ecclesvet · 04/12/2012 20:56

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/04/bristol-university-christian-union-ban-women-speaking-meetings_n_2236586.html

Bizarre.

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Pilgit · 04/12/2012 21:41

m.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/04/bristol-university-christian-union-women

that one should work (hopefully)

Pilgit · 04/12/2012 21:40

m.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/04/bristol-university-christian-union-women

apparently - this is a move forward and women haven't been able to speak at any function for 7 years!!! and the guy who left did so because he didn't want women to speak at all!! So the big question is - why are we only hearing about it now? They give christianity a bad name.

ChristmasFayrePhyllis · 04/12/2012 21:35

It's disgusting but I am not particularly surprised as university Christian Unions, especially the UCCF affiliated ones (which I think Bristol is) are notorious for con-evo ridiculousness. The one at my own university wasn't quite this bad but they did all kinds of idiotic nonsense.

It's important to note that university Christian Unions usually by no means represent the majority of Christian students in an institution. They almost always have doctrinal statements that are designed to exclude Orthodox, RCs, High Anglicans and liberal Anglicans and Methodists from their leadership. They are anything but concerned with Christian unity, but they monopolise the term 'Christian' on campuses.

Nigglenaggle · 04/12/2012 21:32

Pffft. What to say to this really? How did these people ever persuade women to marry them???

Pilgit · 04/12/2012 21:31

I am speechless. Utterly speechless. Totally twisted version of Christianity. Are they not aware that some of the first evangalisers were women?