...Again?

Ok Internet.

Enough is enough here.

 I thought we talked about this with Godbaby.

Look me in the eye when I am talking to you Internet.

You are making it really hard for us to be friends.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0S2WlvNTU8

What is this?

Hmm?

What

 Is

This?

I have heard some people refer to it as a parody of “Call Me Maybe.” ….But it cannot possibly be such a thing, because that would imply it was some sort of musical creation. This is….. something else. I do not quite know what yet, but I do know it is not music. Well, I suppose it is a “video” by the Woman’s Ordination Conference. They are a group of female “priests” who are currently working to make ordaining women an accepted practice. (For those unfamiliar, to “ordain” is to give someone holy or priestly authority.) One might be confused on this point, because the song seems to make this concept even more aversive by association.

Now, once we get beyond the… something…. that is “Ordain a Lady”, there is actually some theology to talk about here. This is very a controversial subject for Christain's in general. For centuries, women have been banned from positions of authority in the Church. The women behind this video in fact, have been excommunicated, or forcibly rejected by, the Catholic Church. They are not actually priests, and have no affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church. Although they claim to be Catholic, they were removed for trying to become priests. Obviously, in our world today, this is seen as unfair. Since women and men are equally important, we feel they should be treated equally. However, the Bible also forbids women from taking such positions as these and many wish to go with Scripture as opposed to society. Thus, we get enormous conflict within the church.

And what position do I take? You may ask the female Christian writing before you. Personally, I agree with the Catholics. There is a reason that men are in place of shepherd in the church. Men carry an authority and power that women simply do not have. This is not sexist. It is fact. Men and women are not interchangeable parts. We see the world differently. We think differently. We are simply different. God is portrayed in the Bible as a father for a reason. Traditionally, the father is the one who instructs the child. He is the head of the household. His authority is final. He is both loving and supporting, but strict and correcting. God is not just about love and saving everyone. He is also about wrath and justice and retribution. A pastor needs to be able to portray the love of God, and also the anger of God. It is hard for a woman to have the impact of anger and wrath that a man can have. Men have more authority behind their voice. They carry more power and volume. They carry passion (and also express it,) in terms of anger, rather than sorrow like a woman does. Anger is often more accurate to the voice of Scripture than sorrow. Maternal simply fails to carry the message of the Word. It cannot achieve that sense of damnation and rejection. It cannot convey that sense of anger and wrath. You can call this sexist. You can call it unfair. You can deny everything I say here. But the fact of the matter is, it is true. Life is not fair, but that does not make it wrong.

-BlackFox

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