Nice that they've decided to

[Theophylact]

practice what they preach:

Quote:

Sunday school teacher dumped for being female

WATERTOWN, New York (AP) -- The minister of a church that dismissed a female Sunday School teacher after adopting what it called a literal interpretation of the Bible says a woman can perform any job -- outside of the church.The First Baptist Church dismissed Mary Lambert on August 9 with a letter explaining that the church had adopted an interpretation that prohibits women from teaching men. She had taught there for 54 years.

The letter quoted the first epistle to Timothy: "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent."

The Rev. Timothy LaBouf, who also serves on the Watertown City Council, issued a statement saying his stance against women teaching men in Sunday school would not affect his decisions as a city leader in Watertown, where all five members of the council are men but the city manager who runs the city's day-to-day operations is a woman.

"I believe that a woman can perform any job and fulfill any responsibility that she desires to" outside of the church, LaBouf wrote Saturday.

Mayor Jeffrey Graham, however, was bothered by the reasons given Lambert's dismissal.

"If what's said in that letter reflects the councilman's views, those are disturbing remarks in this day and age," Graham said. "Maybe they wouldn't have been disturbing 500 years ago, but they are now."

Lambert has publicly criticized the decision, but the church did not publicly address the matter until Saturday, a day after its board met.

In a statement, the board said other issues were behind Lambert's dismissal, but it did not say what they were.

[Mike Good]

That's rediculous! I think the state should get involved. What happened to equal opporunity?

[Theophylact]

They've got the legal right to dump her. Morally, though, they're deeply corrupt. I mean, hadn't anyone noticed in the last 54 years that she was a woman?

Now, if they expel all the adulterers, liars, breakers of the Sabbath, divorcees, and so on, they can start afresh with a nice small congregation.

[Mike Good]

Well, if they let her go they should just let all of those other people go too. Otherwise, There really isn't a point in letting her go.

[The Real Bingo]

Another reason my not attending church is justified.

I wonder if these people asked themselves "WWJD" before they dumped her.

[Shabow]

The First Baptist Church

I knew it was a "Baptist" church even before I even read the whole thing.

Now what does that tell you?

[Pexster]

Tells me that religious wingnuts come in all shapes, and that way too many people are willing to blindly follow such wackos, no matter what they say!

[jokostel]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pexster

Tells me that religious wingnuts come in all shapes, and that way too many people are willing to blindly follow such wackos, no matter what they say!

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i concur..

[Mike Good]

I Agree too.

[aldtech]

Sounds like Islam to me. I bet they beat their wives too.