What is overlooked is the historical record: male clergy have always attracted a lot of women and fewer men to church. His convictions are based on a lot of assumptions, one being that men are 'created' to lead and rule over other genders; white men over other ethnicity/races?! This 'ruler-ship' mentality is the original sin. We need men to PARTNER with women and stop trying to assert their chest-thumping-aggressive-territorial dance. Grow up guys! You are MEN by modeling Jesus. He was fully human and fully divine. Our Savior to follow, a man of compassionate, caring, fierceness, who gave up POWER for the sake of the powerless. My church has a balance of men and women and the pastor is FEMALE!!! Guys love her and lead beside her! Everyone should read the:-Ten Lies The Church Tells Women - Rev