[Faith-talk] Ridiculous!

[Linda Mentink]

Hi Sarah,

Why do you always take issue with me, and pick apart what I say? 
I wasn't being disrespectful.  I am not aware of any churches who 
hold to the doctrine or view that disabled people can't be 
ministers, so I wasn't knowingly being disrespectful.  By the 
word "minister" I was not only talking about being a pastor, but 
being allowed to participate in other ministries within the 
church that blind people attend, such as lay reader, choir 
member, prayer chain chairman or participant, choir director, 
pianist or organist, deacon or deaconess, elder, committee 
member, etc.  We are all called by God to be ministers, bmany 
leaders base their decisions more on the disability than on the 
person's spiritual and personal gifts.  I was sure I was very 
clear, so I don't know why you found my post difficult to read! 
I'm sorry if I don't say what you think I should in the way you 
think I should say it, but I do the best I can.  If I should not 
post, then I'll go back to be a lurking moderator!

Blessings,

Linda ----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah Blake LaRose via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org
To: "'Faith-talk, for the discussion of Blindness in faith and 
religion'"<faith-talk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 18 May 2017 22:46:09 -0400
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Ridiculous!

Linda, it is very difficult to read your posts sometimes.  Among 
Christians there is a diversity of Biblical interpretation, 
including regarding issues of women and men.  I am not sure if 
you realize it, but some Christian groups believe that it is 
false doctrine to hold the view that people with disabilities can 
be practicing ministers.

Please try to be more respectful of those of us who hold 
differing Biblical interpretations.

Thanks.