[Huck]

I know the Newark Diocese is pink as it comes. I am a heathen out in the wilderness, shopping around for a spiritual home. I tried the Episcopal Church but I didn't like it. I don't want a female priest. Both Episcopal churches in my area have females in charge. Then I checked out the Diocese's political activity, and that was that. Still out in the wilderness.

[wideawake]

There are good, conservative Catholic parishes in the Newark area. No female priests there. Our Lady of Fatima in Pequannock in particular.

I've never heard of a conservative Episcopal parish in that region, so I have no advice on that front.

[Terriergal]

Have you ever tried a 'less high church' church?

[altura]

I have to say that I disagree with people who equate women priests with this homosexual thing.

There is nothing immoral, per se, about being a woman.

And after the first wave of politically active, man-hating feminists who fought like cats to enter the priesthood, many of them without a religious calling, there are many fine, dedicated Christian woman in the priesthood.

We have one, and she is great.

I do think the church handled the ordination of women poorly, pushing it through before many members were ready, but it isn't the same thing at all as this gay priest thing.

[Zavien Doombringer]

Try an Assemblies of God

[texaslil]

Look around, Huck for an independent church. Our neighborhood has a "Cowboy Church." We can attend in muddy boots, and sometimes do. One independent nondenominational church over in Dallas is big enough and rich enough for anyone. Three-thousand attend most Sundays and recently the pastor drove an Abrams tank on stage to make a point about the war in Iraq. Suffice it to say--we do things different and "big" in Texas--not to mention, that "jihad" isn't the exclusive domain of Islamist! When Bush said recently, Bring 'em on?" in response to terrorist threats, I thought I was in our little cowboy church.

[Zack Nguyen]

Lutheran Missouri Synod churches are often faithful, I am told. If you are willing to go non-liturgical, Bile Churhes or Southern Baptist Churches are excellent keepers of doctrine, and places of great faith.

[Guenevere]

#26..Come in from that wilderness, and try the Presbyterian Church PCA.
They broke away from mainline Presbyterian years and years ago.

They do not ordain women as pastors....they are strongly pro-life, conservative and I dare say, this 'gay thing' will never be an issue.