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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

Antoniuns clearly states on his page that he resents criticism here of his own religion.

Snarking about the C of E seems hypocritical of him.


55 posted on 01/29/2026 9:16:47 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630
--- "Antoniuns clearly states on his page that he resents criticism here of his own religion. Snarking about the C of E seems hypocritical of him."

Interesting take. Your "About" has no comment / commentary. His states that he "ignores" while you find it to be that he "resents."

As to snark, he wrote "Old Lady cos-playing as clergy." I agree with the imagery, because cosplay is in fact "costume play," made into the vernacular. Catholics and a number of other denominations do not have female clergy. Apparently your "importance of spirituality to the individual life, and defend the freedom to practice one's faith in peace" might. Have you any female clergy, even if nondenominational or other?

I have a number of friends in a number of denominations, and to those who have female clergy I simply say we disagree. When called a sexist, I accept their name calling as intended. I am a sexist about females ( and cosplaying / cross dressing trannies ) in pulpits. It's my stance, and my bride and I avoid such, excepting perhaps attendance at some funeral.

From your "valuable concepts from many religions," are among those concepts is there a concept that females should be accepted in pulpits by all in all denominations? If so, your "credo" differs from others. If so, it differs from mine. And, given my citation of that section from Timothy, it differs from Christian scripture though lots of Christians these days are prone to ignoring what is problematic to their modernity. Heck, now we even have a Supreme Court Justice who says she can't define what a woman is. Although there are some "Christian" denominations that state Jesus was gay. So anything goes, in the end, once words, texts and scriptures become so squishy.

What I am not snarky or squishy about is political. In this Republic, others may hold other religious beliefs. None which aim at the desrtuction of this Republic.

57 posted on 01/29/2026 9:55:50 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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