Kate Kelly, the excommunicated Mormon speaks

[egbertowillies]

Kate Kelly is the fighter for women’s rights in the Mormon church. She was excommunicated by a panel of 3 men in the Mormon church. Kate Kelly however is not going away. She intends to make her point. After-all, that is what real activism with a purpose is all about. Why can’t women be ordained as priests. As in many churches women do most of the work and engage more with the people.

http://egbertowillies.com/2014/06/28/kate-kelly-excommunicated-mormon-speaks/

[Hoppy]

1. Being a priest in a religion that many Americans consider "wacky" at best?

Kate, find another goal.

[Htom Sirveaux]

2. Women deserve equality everywhere

even in unpopular, patriarchal religions. In fact, those women need it even more.

[davidpdx]

3. It's good to see her speaking out about the church

[csziggy]

4. I'm glad she's speaking out for women's rights BUT

I don't understand fighting to stay in an organization that has never supported women's issues. It's not just the Mormon Church, it's the Catholic Church and any number of Protestant sects that do the same thing - and I am restricting my comments to Christian and Christian offshoot sects though there are other religions that do the same things. If women pulled their support from these sects, the misogynist religions would collapse in short order. Women do much of the work but get not recognition or respect from the churches.

Kate Kelly would be better off to begin her own splinter Mormon group that allows women in more influential roles, in my opinion. As for this whole thing of plastering her views all over secular news organizations - I'm not sure why she thinks this will change the Mormon hierarchy.