I have no intention of being political, or controversial, or ranting in any form, but I keep thinking about Kate Kelly on the news last night talking about her devastation about the letter she got from her church leaders saying she was invited to a disciplinary hearing concerning her membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She spoke softly and evenly as she told numerous reporters with cameras trained on her face about her heartache and confusion at the news.
Kate Kelly is the founder of the group Ordain Women. Their purpose is to "fight for equality in the church" or something like that. The argument behind the foundation is that because women in the LDS church are not ordained to the priesthood, that means they aren't valued or treated equally.
The reason I want to talk about this today is that I have several thoughts tumbling around in my head that just want to come out, so this is my medium. Take a deep breath, here we go.
1) I admire people for bringing up uncomfortable subjects to be addressed in order to gain greater understanding. Kate Kelly had a valid question, wanting to know why women weren't ordained to the priesthood. She brought her concerns to the attention of the presidency of the church, and received several answers in several different ways. Women were not going to be ordained.
2) However, Kate Kelly didn't take this answer in humility and search for deeper understanding from God. Instead, she continued trying to force the issue onto the church, getting more followers and signing petitions.
Her reaction leads me to believe that she was setting herself up to be the hero of her own drama. If the church had bent to her will and ordained women, she would be a historical figure in the history of Mormonism, and possibly a leader in the church at large.
Since the church didn't bend, she continued fighting until she was kicked out, effectively becoming a martyr. Either way she wins and "proves" that she was right.
Her first reaction to being told she was under disciplinary action by the church, was calling all the news outlets at her disposal, to prove how mean the church is for kicking her out "just for speaking the truth".
3) Now I will enter extremely controversial territory, if this bothers you, avert your eyes. My personal belief as to why women are not ordained to the priesthood is that men and women are not created equal. I believe men need the priesthood to be equal with women.
If women were ordained to the priesthood: a) we would try taking over everything, leaving men no responsibilities, and b) equality would no longer exist. I don't know if Ms. Kelly ever thought of it that way, but if she did, I doubt she'd listen. She is very focused on looking at the church through unequal glasses, and as humans, we will always see what we want to see.
There, I said it. If I had followers they all might abandon me now, but I have spoken my peace. Until next time, gadget.
Kate Kelly is the founder of the group Ordain Women. Their purpose is to "fight for equality in the church" or something like that. The argument behind the foundation is that because women in the LDS church are not ordained to the priesthood, that means they aren't valued or treated equally.
The reason I want to talk about this today is that I have several thoughts tumbling around in my head that just want to come out, so this is my medium. Take a deep breath, here we go.
1) I admire people for bringing up uncomfortable subjects to be addressed in order to gain greater understanding. Kate Kelly had a valid question, wanting to know why women weren't ordained to the priesthood. She brought her concerns to the attention of the presidency of the church, and received several answers in several different ways. Women were not going to be ordained.
2) However, Kate Kelly didn't take this answer in humility and search for deeper understanding from God. Instead, she continued trying to force the issue onto the church, getting more followers and signing petitions.
Her reaction leads me to believe that she was setting herself up to be the hero of her own drama. If the church had bent to her will and ordained women, she would be a historical figure in the history of Mormonism, and possibly a leader in the church at large.
Since the church didn't bend, she continued fighting until she was kicked out, effectively becoming a martyr. Either way she wins and "proves" that she was right.
Her first reaction to being told she was under disciplinary action by the church, was calling all the news outlets at her disposal, to prove how mean the church is for kicking her out "just for speaking the truth".
3) Now I will enter extremely controversial territory, if this bothers you, avert your eyes. My personal belief as to why women are not ordained to the priesthood is that men and women are not created equal. I believe men need the priesthood to be equal with women.
If women were ordained to the priesthood: a) we would try taking over everything, leaving men no responsibilities, and b) equality would no longer exist. I don't know if Ms. Kelly ever thought of it that way, but if she did, I doubt she'd listen. She is very focused on looking at the church through unequal glasses, and as humans, we will always see what we want to see.
There, I said it. If I had followers they all might abandon me now, but I have spoken my peace. Until next time, gadget.