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Paper cut out letters: Each word, each letter is cut out intricately with precision by Annie Vought.
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Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona, Spain. The photo cannot do justice to what an amazing place this is. The architect, Gaudi, didn’t live to see it finished, but he was such a devout Catholic that when the socialists/communists invaded the place during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), they went through and destroyed all of Gaudi’s drawings and blueprints (what anuses) so that the Cathedral could not be finished.
I was there in 1997. I remember the tour guide saying that Gaudi’s students were alive, and tried to recall from memory as best they could how he wanted the church finished. So there you have it. Pope Benedict consecrated the cathedral a few years ago. Unfortunately, when I visited, my friends, a couple, experienced the lady’s purse being snatched and they couldn’t recover it.
So I had to go to the American consulate and vouch for the fact that they were Americans so that they would let them on the flight back to the U.S. Pre-9/11 days, that’s all you had to do to get your passport back.
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10 reasons Why Men Should Not Be Ordained For Ministry
10. A man’s place is in the army.
9. The pastoral duties of men who have children might distract them from the responsibility of being a parent.
8. The physique of men indicates that they are more suited to such tasks as chopping down trees and wrestling mountain lions. It would be “unnatural” for them to do ministerial tasks.
7. Man was created before woman, obviously as a prototype. Thus, they represent an experiment rather than the crowning achievement of creation.
6. Men are too emotional to be priests or pastors. Their conduct at football and basketball games demonstrates this.
5. Some men are handsome, and this will distract women worshipers.
4. Pastors need to nurture their congregations. But this is not a traditional male role. Throughout history, women have been recognized as not only more skilled than men at nurturing, but also more fervently attracted to it. This makes them the obvious choice for ordination.
3. Men are prone to violence. No really masculine man wants to settle disputes except by fighting about them. Thus they would be poor role models as well as dangerously unstable in positions of leadership.
2. The New Testament tells us that Jesus was betrayed by a man. His lack of faith and ensuing punishment remind us of the subordinated position that all men should take.
1. Men can still be involved in church activities, even without being ordained. They can sweep sidewalks, repair the church roof, and perhaps even lead the song service on Father’s Day. By confining themselves to such traditional male roles, they can still be vitally important in the life of the church.
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a child’s skull before losing baby teeth.
that’s pure madness!!
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