[Mark17]

So, thank you for your encouragement!

No problem. I think Mitch would agree with me, but he can post for himself. I have to admit, I was shocked when I saw the first post, trying to shut you up, and I can't even remember for sure who wrote it. When you are telling it like it is, no one can tell you to cease and desist. That dog don't hunt, as they say. I have seen some wonderful lady Sunday school teachers, and I respected them as I respect you and Metmom. I have a feeling that men like Elsie, Cynicalbear, imardmd1, amoreperfectunion, ealgeone and others feel the same way. We've got your 6. 😄

[mitch5501]

I most certainly do agree Mark!

Matthew 13:44 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field"

Anyone who believes Jesus at His word (and in His word) that "the truth shall set you free" will grab a shovel and start digging.The more the merrier you'd think.

Mind you,the digging isn't made any easier when you have to tip toe around in fear of spooking a herd of sacred cows.

Courtesy ping to those mentioned....standing over there with their picks and shovels!

Amidst the daily ton of snark in the RF,keep reading,everybody eventually reveals where they're coming from.Wether they mean to or not.

The folks pinged are a great encouragement to me and I've no doubt many others.

[boatbums]

PTL! And I've got yours! What I find most humorous about that is we aren't in church. I'm not standing up in front of people pounding the pulpit and preaching to them like I am their pastor in authority over them. It's an Internet forum for goodness sakes! A place where people with anonymous screen names come to discuss topics that are of interest to them including religion. I have no idea who I am addressing my comments to - someone may claim to be a guy, but I have no way to verify that. If someone doesn't like what I have to say, I'm not forcing them to read it.

What DID surprise me was the lack of RC women standing up against discrimination like that. I don't doubt it would hit the fan if one of the non-Catholic men asserted the same thing to one of them! That women have equal rights is a Christian theme - we are all one in Christ Jesus where there is neither male nor female, Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. It's sad when so-called Christians deny that.