I want her to stay and fight. Not for her own benefit but to benefit my two granddaughters who are being raised in the cult by their TBM parents. Whatever role Kate and her kindred sisters play in bring greater equality and choice, I will be grateful for because my girls will have better lives.
"This means that you may not wear temple garments or contribute tithes and offerings. You may not take the sacrament, hold a Church calling, give a talk in Church, offer a public prayer in behalf of the class or congregation in a Church meeting, or vote in the sustaining of Church officers. "
She has her choice of underwear and a 10% raise. Oh the horror! Say it isn't so! If only Torquemada were so cruel.
Any bets on how long it will take for a post to appear on lds.org stating that the council members were only speaking as men?
Oh, wait...that's the Catholic church. Of course they excommunicated her. The Brethren had no other choice -- otherwise they would have to admit their fantasy 1950s morality is out of place with the modern world.
+100. She should tell them now just where to stick it. And I agree-how can people living in this time in the world think these men control their entry into heaven and if they would be with their family. They know nothing. Such a fantasy the Mormons believe.
Maybe the favored gender, or maybe JD's crusade of truth claims is more intimidating to the upper management than a crusade to attain imaginary super natural powers.
I hope the nature of excommunication gives her a clue. If they can undo ordinances without any laying on of hands then they were never real in the first place. Or, it means that the stuff is only real because you make it real.
So, if Kate believes she is authorized to act in the name of God then she is. I think she should start her own Church and take the feminists with her. That's what Joseph would do.