Church of England votes to allow women to become bishops for 1st time in its history!

The Dean of Salisbury, the Very Reverend June Osborne, said it was a "historic day".

She told the BBC: "I don't think you can overstate the fact that the Church of England allowing women to take up the role of bishop is going to change the Church.

"I think it's going to change our society as well because it's one more step in accepting that women are really and truly equal in spiritual authority, as well as in leadership in society."

But Lorna Ashworth, a lay member of the Synod who voted against women becoming bishops, suggested it was "not going to be a smooth road ahead".

Mr Cameron said it was a "great day for the Church and for equality".

And writing on Twitter, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg praised Archbishop Welby's "leadership" on securing the Yes vote, adding that it was a "big moment" for the Church of England.

Ruth Gledhill of the Tablet, a Catholic weekly newspaper, described the result as "absolutely huge", saying it was a "positive decision".
[link to www.bbc.co.uk]

everything is changing quicker then I thought. wooHoo!

Satan wins again. Bible clearly states women shouldn't teach the flock

lmfao

Guess these dumb asses forgot about 1 Timothy 2 huh?

The Church of England has been accused of "dumbing down" Christian teaching by removing the requirement to repent sins and reject the devil in an alternative baptism service.
Thread: More Proof the Church Age is over....Church of England accused of 'dumbing down' baptism service

Great, now whores and satanists can become priests and bishops in England!

Shameful.

Next they'll have the fags.

Not surprising at all it's "the great apostasia" or falling away. Most do not have a clue what times we are in.

A SUGGESTED sermon produced by the Church of England for clerics suggests John the Baptist, St Paul, St Francis and other figures from the Bible may all have been mentally ill.

It even asks followers to consider accusations made in the New Testament that Jesus "had lost his mind".

It reads: "Many of the people we read about in Bible stories might today be considered as having mental health issues.
Thread: Will Christians be accused of being *Mentally Ill*?JESUS CHRIST 'MAY HAVE SUFFERED FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS', CLAIMS CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Since Christians saints were insane, female bishops will surely bring sanity to the Church of England...

I believe this thread deserves more than one star, what do you think?

Actually Satan won when he effectively silenced 2/3 of the Christian body by twisting the scriptures out of context to boost male pride (exactly why he fell from God in the first place). Paul was attempting to return the Church of Corinth to a calm state.
Read "why not women" if you want to learn some factual biblical truths, or don't and remain ignorant as Satan commands you. Your choice.

The Wars Over Christian Beards

July 6, 1535
At his beheading, Sir Thomas More reportedly set his beard away from his neck on the chopping block. "My beard has not been guilty of treason," he said. "It would be an injustice to punish it."

1535
Henry VIII taxes beards.

1547
Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer begins to grow a beard, ostensibly to mark his mourning of the death of King Henry VIII, but also to signal a break with the (beardless) Catholic clergy.

1830
Pastor George Trask of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, preaches against the "vain" (and rare) beard of congregant Joseph Palmer, and demands that he shave it off. When Trask denies Palmer Communion, Palmer grabs the chalice and drinks it anyway, shouting, "I love my Jesus as well, and better than any of you!" After he was jailed for fighting off attackers who tried to cut off his beard, Palmer (and his beard) became a New England cause célèbre.

March 5, 1864
Punch runs a series of caricatures of the different kinds of Anglican clergy beards in the UK, noting that they're not found among Catholics or dissenting Christians (like Baptists and Congregationalists).

1942
"We have now for many centuries triumphed over nature to the extent of making certain secondary characteristics of the male (such as the beard) disagreeable to nearly all the females—and there is more in that than you might suppose." —C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters.
[link to www.christianitytoday.com]