Comments on: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Hypocrisy

By: Ro

Ro — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:43:05 +0000

well John you got your wish:

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070311/26247_Female_Professor_Sues_Seminary_Over_Dismissal.htm

By: john

john — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:11:44 +0000

that is terrible. If those are the only facts considered, they owe her for her lost wages during the time of her studies, plus the costs of her education, plus the lost increase in income she could have had building a career without such an education. (something like that, in my opinion)

This would be a court case I would support.

Definately a case of hypocrisy, but on what level is debatable.
For if it was wrong for them to allow her to teach, it is their duty to correct the problem by terminating her employment and to compensate for damages. If it is not wrong for them to allow her to teach, then the contradiction is obvious enough.

Yet this argument that if someone can learn then they can teach is baseless. For we educate the masses in our public schools but few qualify as teachers. Jesus taught women and children but did not apoint any as teachers. (not to say that is an argument against women or children teachers)

Every leader must first learn how to follow. Yet not every follower can lead.

By: ro

ro — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:07:39 +0000

Well put Cheryl. My point exactly. If you're not going to ordain them then don't even bother teaching them. Of course, seminaries or Bible Colleges wouldn't go to this extreme. My statement is merely to highlight what appears to be laughable hypocrisy.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:56:49 +0000

You commented: "If women can't be ordained/teach then why on earth do denominations take their money in Bible Colleges and Seminaries?"

While I agree with you that this doesn't sound right, kind of like theft, would refusing to teach them be better? In John MacArthur's seminary, The Master's Seminary, they won't even let women into the seminary to learn. If all institutions were like this, then women couldn't even learn. Paul said in 1 Timothy 2:11 "let her learn". While I believe that the one's whom God has clearly gifted for body ministry should be allowed to minister in their gifting and not be denied just because of their gender, at least allowing them to learn biblical languages and ministry courses in seminary is a step towards allowing women to minister while denying them the opportunity to even learn is quenching the Holy Spirit's work in their lives. Letting them learn is at least one step up from full suppression.