Top Ten Reasons Why Men Should Not Be Ordained

This is in response to those who think women cannot be ministers...

10. A man's place is in the army.

9. For men who have children, their duties might distract them from
the responsibilities of being a parent.

8. Their physical build indicates that men are more suited to tasks
such as chopping down trees and wrestling mountain lions. It would be
"unnatural" for them to do other forms of work.

7. Man was created before woman. It is therefore obvious that man was
a prototype. Thus, they represent an experiment, rather than the
crowning achievement of creation.

6. Men are too emotional to be priests or pastors. This is easily
demonstrated by their conduct at football games and watching
basketball tournaments.

5. Some men are handsome; they will distract women worshipers.

4. To be an ordained pastor is to nurture the congregation. But this is
not a traditional male role. Rather, throughout history, women have
been considered to be not only more skilled than men at nurturing, but
also more frequently attracted to it. This makes them the obvious
choice for ordination.

3. Men are overly prone to violence. No really manly man wants to
settle disputes by any means other than by fighting about it. Thus,
they would be poor role models, as well as being dangerously unstable
in positions of leadership.

2. Men can still be involved in church activities, even without being
ordained. They can sweep paths, repair the church roof, and maybe even
lead the singing on Father's Day. By confining themselves to such
traditional male roles, they can still be vitally important in the
life of the Church.

1. In the New Testament account, the person who betrayed Jesus was a
man. Thus, his lack of faith and ensuing punishment stands as a symbol
of the subordinated position that all men should take.


Written by...Dr. David M. Scholer  (a man!)