An attempt at tightening constitutional limits on women’s authority in churches affiliated with an influential Presbyterian denomination narrowly failed over concerns about the effect on governance ...
Pastor Dillon Awes of the Stedfast Baptist Church in Watauga, Texas told his congregation that allowing a woman to preach in church is like “spitting in the face of God.” His sermon preceded a similar ...
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Seats could scarcely be found in Simboli Hall’s chapel as attendees gathered for a Candlemas prayer service Thursday night to witness a historically rare sight in the Catholic Church: a woman ...
It’s interesting to see the impact the #MeToo movement has made on our culture. The past month has revealed yet another major issue regarding women -- the oppression of women in the faith communities ...
Editors’ note: For another take on the question of women preaching during Mass, read “I’m a Catholic woman who was allowed to preach at Mass—until it was banned” Catholics who have sat through enough ...
Modern people tend to immediately regard “outcasts” as victims of intolerance — it’s one of our more spiritually generous reflexes. But often enough, the distinction is well earned. It’s likely we’ve ...
(RNS) — During last month’s Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, debates about if women can serve as pastors dominated the business sessions and national news coverage. But at multiple Baptist ...
On the feast day of St. Mary Magdalene, an online debate broke out amongst Catholics about women giving homilies. This stemmed from a tweet by Jesuit priest Father James Martin who wrote, in part: “It ...