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17. What is "needed" depends on who is speaking.

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 10:29 AM

Aug 2019

Some need the illusion of insight.

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ELCA Churchwide Assembly calls sexism and patriarchy sins, condemns white supremacy [View all] guillaumeb Aug 2019 OP

My name is not Claire Voyant abqtommy Aug 2019 #1

It is long overdue, but a good start. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #2

One of the things that used to littlemissmartypants Aug 2019 #3

Sometimes I speak out and sometimes I don't. abqtommy Aug 2019 #4

Humor helps. littlemissmartypants Aug 2019 #5

proud to be a lapsed lutheran. pansypoo53219 Aug 2019 #6

Now that is an ambiguous reply. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #8

i think i am a brownist. reading a 1891 encyclopedia set. pansypoo53219 Aug 2019 #10

Great. Problem solved! Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #7

The first step in a journey. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #9

First step, eh? Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #11

But this "we" is not the leadership of the church. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #12

In my line of work, one is not rewarded for arriving late. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #13

An excellent point. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #16

What is "needed" depends on who is speaking. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #17

Who are these people again? Major Nikon Aug 2019 #14

Such a low bar, too. trotsky Aug 2019 #19

They don't even go that far Major Nikon Aug 2019 #20

And the Wisconsin and Missouri Synods? trotsky Aug 2019 #18

This particular article was limited to the matter here. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #21

But yet still on topic. trotsky Aug 2019 #22

Misogyny is an integral component of patriarchy. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #23

And both are integral components of multiple religions. trotsky Aug 2019 #24

Your "certainty" is refuted by my actual posts. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #25

No, your opinion doesn't refute anything. trotsky Aug 2019 #26

This line of yours is getting very old, guillaumeb Aug 2019 #27

What line? trotsky Aug 2019 #28