tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post3612803910667434089..comments2024-03-19T16:52:19.962+13:00Comments on Anglican Down Under: Now let's get this straightPeter Carrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-82459625330534922612009-04-06T22:31:00.000+12:002009-04-06T22:31:00.000+12:00Yes I should have mentioned our own prime minister...Yes I should have mentioned our own prime ministers, though perhaps only Helen Clark is of world class.<BR/><BR/>No I do not think we are the most feminized country in the world (current PM is male, All Blacks still important).<BR/><BR/>Not a good pick, picking on female-led churches: many of our churches are struggling, male-led and female-led. The key to leading a growing church involves much more than the physical DNA of the leader - there needs to be another DNA, a 'chemistry' which catalyses growth: it's not proven here that it is only found in blokes.<BR/><BR/>Final point: while some claim could be made that some female clergy have 'driven' potential male clergy away, the easier claim to establish would be that women provide person power when man power is in short supply!Peter Carrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-64577054552001945262009-04-06T22:10:00.000+12:002009-04-06T22:10:00.000+12:00"My own view is that it does seem extraordinary th..."My own view is that it does seem extraordinary that we can contemplate a world in which some Anglicans applaud Margaret Thatcher as one of the greatest national leaders while denying that an equivalent in ministry can be appointed as vicar."<BR/><BR/>Shame on you for not mentioning Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark!<BR/>Isn't New Zealand just about the most feminized country in the world? Why aren't its female-led churches overflowing?<BR/><BR/>(The odd thing about Maggie was that the supposedly misogynist Right loved her and the supposedly feminist Left loathed her - which just goes to show that one shouldn't make simple-minded syllogisms. I don't think I ever heard an Anglican bishop applaud her - they were uniformly squishy NuLabour Blairite types, until he broke their hearts...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com