It saddens me to see that Kate Kellys excommunication has turned into Mormons cant ask questions or theyll be excommunicated. Some members of the church claim to feel silenced by this action against Sister Kelly. They say that the church is sending a message that if you ask questions, even sincere ones, you will not be permitted membership in the church. Heres my problem with that: Kate Kelly was NOT asking a question. I repeat: Kate Kelly was NOT asking a question. Not anymore. She was sharing a teaching, a belief. From Ordain Womens mission statement: Ordain Women believes women must be ordained in order for our faith to to reflect the equality and expansiveness of [the fundamental tenets of Mormonism]. While other language on the website reflects the idea of asking Church leaders to prayerfully consider the topic, the fact is that they believe that women should be ordained. Not We wonder if women should be ordained or We are exploring the idea of ordaining women or We doubt that God meant for His priesthood to be held exclusively by men. No. Their belief is set. In fact, each member profile on the Ordain Women website ends the same way: I believe that women should be ordained.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:57:20 +0000
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