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...While Catholic tradition says females cannot be priests, congregations could not operate without women, who do everything from catechism teaching to worship planning to pastoral counseling. Half of U.S. parishes hire salaried laity or members of religious orders to fill ministerial roles, and fully 85% of them (an estimated 17,000) are women. That does not even count women's continuing dominance in parochial schools...
Such changes may not win big points in the parishes, however. TIME's poll shows that only 36% of Catholic women (but 48% of men) think worship should shun terms like "men" in referring to humanity. A mere 22% of women (and 27% of men) want the church to eliminate "he" or "Father" in praying...
...Mother who art in heaven. But it is just fine to call upon Her/Him as "Mother and Father." So decided a legislative General Conference in Louisville last week as it endorsed a Book of Worship with innovative options for America's 8.9 million United Methodists. The most startling new prayer, unearthed from the 11th century writings of St. Anselm, is addressed to Jesus: ". . . In truth, Lord, you are my Mother...
...know as Fergie was made up of earth colors and earthy views, promising a shot of red blood into thin royal veins. "She is the best thing in my life," Andrew often told friends, while his bride openly gushed, "I love his wit, his charm, his looks. I worship...
...must be used only for kosher food. Harvard funds all sorts of religious facilities, but none of the others is restricted in use on sectarian grounds. Thus Memorial Church hosts a variety of religious and non-religious activities, which do not render it unfit for Christian (or other) worship, and no one is compelled to engage in any form of religious observance in order...