Insightful commentary on the current debate over womens roles in the LDS Church from BYU professor Andrea Radke-Moss. A noteworthy excerpt: And yet, with the insistence upon the immutability of gender, the expectations for Mormon women over almost two hundred years have caused significant confusion, especially over womens relationship to the Priesthood. For example, most Mormon women have probably heard, at any given time, and in no particular order, the following: Women dont have the Priesthood. Women have always had the Priesthood. Women have the Priesthood in the temple. Women have the Priesthood through their husbands. Women will never have the Priesthood. Women dont have the Priesthood because they are spiritually inferior to men. Women dont have the Priesthood because they are spiritually superior to men. Women will have the Priesthood in the next life. Women dont have the Priesthood because they have motherhood. Not all women are mothers (literally). All women are mothers (symbolically). Mormons practice polygamy. Mormons dont practice polygamy. Traditional marriage is between one man and one woman. Men can be sealed to more than one woman. Members will be required to practice plural marriage in the next life. Members wont be required to practice plural marriage in the next life. Women might exercise the spiritual gift of healing by the laying on of hands. Women cannot heal because it is an exercise of priesthood. Women can heal together with their husbands. A womans prayer of faith is just as effective as a priesthood blessing. (But then why the need for priesthood blessings?) patheos/Topics/2014-Religious-Trends/Mormon/Mormon-Women-Traditionalists-and-Feminists-Andrea-Radke-Moss-071014
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 07:11:16 +0000
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