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[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 12817 **5/14/14 1:36 pm**

I should hasten to add that in my view the title, "Bishop" in the CoG shouldn't be a level of credential, but should instead be an office. So in my view, a woman, if elected, could indeed possibly serve as administrative bishop, presiding bishop, etc., regardless of the question regarding the nomenclature of the top level of ministerial credential in the CoG.

If it came up and...

Golf Cart Mafia Consigliere Posts: 3382 **5/14/14 4:33 pm**

If I could go I woud vote, No!

And no I am not from Soddy Daisy Cool

Golf Cart Mafia Capo Famiglia Posts: 4682 **5/14/14 6:59 pm**

Golf Cart Mafia Capo Famiglia Posts: 4682 **5/14/14 7:07 pm**

When it came up for vote 4 years ago we had a packed out floor who voted.

The next day we had over 700 less guys who showed up for the business sessions.

It's a cultural/geographical divide as long as the vote is in the deeeeep south.

Move the GA to Denver & let's vote there Twisted Evil

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Golf Cart Mafia Capo Famiglia Posts: 4804 **5/14/14 9:46 pm**

If you all vote Women as Bishops, then who's gonna get in the kitchen and make me a sammich??

Laughing

Just kidding -- I'm not longer COG, but I'd vote yes.
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Acts-dicted Posts: 7766 **5/15/14 12:33 am**

Golf Cart Mafia Capo Posts: 2960 **5/15/14 11:54 am**

I vote

Acts-celerater Posts: 684 **5/15/14 5:46 pm**

Yes

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Just a note of clarification

Acts-celerater Posts: 725 **5/16/14 8:39 am**

to Dean's comment on the AG. The AG has always had, for 100 years now, women as Ordained clergy members. (Does that make us culturally relevant or progressive if we've been doing it for 100 years?) Many women have been and are Missionaries and pastors. In addition, several Districts around the country do in fact have elected women on their Executive Presbytery. Beth Grant sits on our National Executive Presbytery as an elected official. However, none of our Executive Officers and very few if any of our District officers are women.

PS Zollie Smith is an African American and he is the head of the AG US Missions.

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[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 12817 **5/16/14 9:39 am**

I originally was credentialed and pastored in the A/G, and I seemed to recall there was some controversy and variability historically in the A/G with regard to the ordination of women. The following timeline shows that women were not eligible for full ordination in the A/G until 1935:

http://www.has.vcu.edu/wrs/profiles/AssembliesOfGod.htm

In any case, I agree with the current stance of the A/G on this, and am glad they finally came around, at least officially--even though women may be ordained in the A/G, they still comprise only a very tiny fraction of A/G ministers.

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Acts-pert Poster Posts: 15570 **5/16/14 10:32 am**

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16646 **5/16/14 12:54 pm**

NBF would vote yes - but I have not attained the level of Bishop yet.
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Golf Cart Mafia Capo Posts: 2960 **5/16/14 2:18 pm**

Krista

Friendly Face Posts: 219 **5/16/14 4:50 pm**

Why be a punk? You unfortunately represent a group (too many) of people in the COG. It's that group that is holding us back. Your attitude and mean words to a noble man reveals your fear that your power is slipping. Your little pathetic kingdom is melting away. That stings a little I'm sure.

Re: Krista

Golf Cart Mafia Capo Posts: 2960 **5/16/14 9:26 pm**

Golf Cart Mafia Capo Posts: 2960 **5/16/14 9:27 pm**

Isn't "Punk" name-calling? I've been banned for less.

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16646 **5/17/14 6:20 am**

Friendly Face Posts: 219 **5/17/14 7:01 am**

[quote="krista"]Isn't "Punk" name-calling? I've been banned for less.[/quote]

Waaaaaa waaaaaaa waaaaa Crying or Very sad

Are we so prepared to do something against the Word...

Acts Mod Posts: 25305 **5/17/14 5:46 pm**

Using opinions, passions, human reasoning, and even the argument that other denominations are doing it. I'm not trying to argue, but this could begin us down a slippery slope and one is forced to wonder, "Where will it stop?"

Just thinking out loud.
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