[Vision2020] Women in Authority and Leadership!

[Paul Rumelhart]

Like no *man* in power has ever done something like this.

Sheesh.

By the way, I can feel the love in everyone of your posts - that's how I 
know you're a good Christian.

Paul


heirdoug at netscape.net wrote:
> Here are a couple of stories about women in control to add to the 
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> From today's Spokesman Review.
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>      A former assistant varsity softball coach at Centennial High School 
> accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a 16-year-old 
> female student in a public park in April pleaded guilty to a lesser 
> charge today.
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>      Lauren Palmer was initially charged with with felony sexual battery 
> of a minor. However, after prosecutors filed an amended complaint of 
> felony injury to child, Palmer pleaded guilty to the lesser charge this 
> afternoon in front of 4th District Judge Deborah Bail.
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>     Palmer will be sentenced Aug. 27.
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>      As part of the plea agreement , the defense plans to ask for a 
> withheld judgment, meaning if Palmer successfully fulfills all the 
> conditions of her probation or parole, her guilty plea will be removed 
> from her record.
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>      Prosecutors have agreed not to pursue prison time and are not going 
> to oppose the withheld judgment.
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>      The maximum possible penalty for felony injury to child is 10 years 
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> From the Seattle Times:
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>      The Rev. Ann Holmes Redding, a local Episcopal priest who announced 
> she is both Muslim and Christian, will not be able to serve as a priest 
> for a year, according to her bishop.
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>      AnnHolmesReddingDuring that year, Redding is expected to “reflect 
> on the doctrines of the Christian faith, her vocation as a priest, and 
> what I see as the conflicts inherent in professing both Christianity 
> and Islam,” the Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf, bishop of the Diocese of Rhode 
> Island, wrote in an e-mail to Episcopal Church leaders.
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>      Redding was ordained more than 20 years ago by the then-bishop of 
> Rhode Island, and it is that diocese that has disciplinary authority 
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>      During the next year, Redding “is not to exercise any of the 
> responsibilities and privileges of an Episcopal priest or deacon,” Wolf 
> wrote in her e-mail. Wolf could not be reached for immediate comment.
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>      Timethers were critical, saying it wasn’t possible to be both 
> Christian and Muslim. And some took issue with her being a leader 
> within the Episcopal Church while also professing another faith.
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>      Some also saw Redding’s announcement as another sign that the 
> Episcopal Church was veering too far away from Scripture, doctrine and 
> tradition. The Episcopal Church, which is the U.S. branch of the 
> worldwide Anglican Communion, is already embroiled in deep conflict 
> with the Communion over scriptural interpretation on issues such as 
> homosexuality and the ordination of women.
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>      Redding says she understands that “the last thing the church needs 
> to deal with at this time is this type of doctrinal dispute. I wish it 
> could’ve been at a more convenient time. But as far as I know, I am 
> responding to God’s will and God’s timing.”
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>      For her part, Redding said she didn’t feel a need to reconcile all 
> the differences between the two faiths but felt that at the most basic 
> level, they are compatible.
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>      She believes she has not violated any of her baptismal or 
> ordination vows.
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