Should women be pastors, reverends, priests?

Hi there. Should women be pastors, priests or reverends... Well now days, I think women should have the right to be anything they wanted too, as long as they were happy doing it... I think back in the day, a women would not have a great life, for lack of being able to live life and make there own independant decisions freely...

This is a topic that I'm honestly torn about. I'm about 95% sure that women would be a huge benefit as pastors, ministers and what-not. But then there's that 5% (or less) that does think about that little part in the Bible that says women should not have that authority over men. On the other hand I also believe that the Bible was tampered with over the years to fit with what the government at the time wanted its people to believe so that passage may not really be "biblical" at all. The good news is, you sound like you'd be looking into less traditional denominations (?...I'm not sure if that's the right word for it) so in that case I see no reason why a woman couldn't hold that position. A UCC church I know of has a woman reverend and not only that but she's (gasp LOL) DIVORCED. She does a wonderful job and has actually been able to bring the church closer than her male predecessor. I think that is definitely one advantage to women in that role. Women are more likely to see what the congregation needs spiritually and emotionally than a man would.

Women should not be pastors, reverends, or priests. That task is best left to men and your intention to marry anybody is one reason why they should not. Women think that everyone should get the same chance as anyone else, they believe everyone should get a chance irregardless and that is wrong. Men should marry women, not men, women should marry men, not women. Being in love is not enough. In the Bible, men were the priests, and in the New Testament, men were supposed to be teachers, that is, the ones who preached the gospel. A woman should not usurp authority over a man. If you marry men to men, you are making marriage of no effect and people will assume they do not need to marry. Help in some other way, volunteer, teach younger women.

I think it's great... I am an ordained Minister however I'm not a Christian. I have the titles of Reverend and High Priestess. I can legally perform weddings in most states and I too focus on non-Christian ceremonies, such as handfastings, commitment ceremonies and other non-traditionals. I haven't yet had the opportunity to perform a ceremony but I'm looking forward to my first.