This article is nuts. What’s with the consternation regarding women? Since when does any church have female members among their “elders”. Traditionally, old men collect the collection plates and pass the bread and wine. Why should mormons be any different?
What’s with the consternation regarding women? Traditionally, old men collect the collection plates and pass the bread and wine.
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Not in my chuch, both men and women pass the collection plates and serve Communion.
The issue is that Rammell first said it was open only to those who believed in Joseph Smith as a prophet, then it was “men only”.
In the LDS church, women are definitely second class citizens.
The old temple ritual even had the women vowing to obey their husbands as God. Fortunately, that has changed.
Ours does, it’s called team. Husband and wife teams.
Oh, yea. The kids pass the collection plates, and the teenagers serve bread and wine. It’s a team effort. No egos allowed.