[A. Pole]

The presence of altar girls at my church this past has nothing to do with morality. It is not an immoral act and has nothing to do with situational ethics. You statement is incoherent.

This is not a moral issue - it is a religious thing related to the spiritual order. Same way as the fact that woman was created from man (from Adam's rib) or that woman should cover her head during the worship while man has to uncover his head.

When the first Christians established the Church order their pagan neigbours had priestesses, girls serving in the pagan temples and celebration of gay life. Christians went against the current because they obeying the true God. Now people return to the old errors with the Episcopalians leading the way.

[Cousin Eddie]

I was responding to 'wideawake' who made the following response to my comment (so I don't know how to italicize):

[my comment] The origins of the practice have nothing to do with whether it is right or wrong TODAY.

[wideawake's comment] In other words, all morality is purely situational. There is no right or wrong, there is only what is "right or wrong TODAY", as you put it.

Wideawake was putting words in my mouth...I never said morality is situational...my point was that however altar girls came about, it has nothing to do whether it is right or wrong in today's world. People that claim girls should not be altar servers should make a relevant argument, not make some ad hominem argument such as "well, you know, it had its origins in disobedience." My response to that is, "so what?" The Cobb salad was a developed quite by accident. Does that make it any less good (or bad depending upon your point of view)? Some people are born on the 'right' or 'wrong' side of the tracks. Does that make their lifetime's works any more or less meaningful?

Now your point about spiritual order is a reasonable starting point for a discussion about the merits of altar girls. Let's argue it on the merits.