Example sentences of "for the ordination of women " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have made their case for the ordination of women with obvious conviction , backed up with arguable facts ( in my opinion ) — but the whole argument is delivered in a studiously temperate and fair way that will impress even those who disagree with it . |
| 2 | The Revd Cathy Milford , Moderator of the Movement for the Ordination of Women , believes that : |
| 3 | Movement for the Ordination of Women ( MOW ) Napier Hall Hide Place Vincent Street London SW1P 4NJ |
| 4 | BISHOP of Chelmsford the Rt Rev John Waine is to speak on draft legislation for the ordination of women at a meeting of the diocesan synod later this week . |
| 5 | The fact that I should think this , and thought this at the time when I was one of the leaders of the movement campaigning for the ordination of women , brings it home to me how difficult it was for me to work within that movement . |
| 6 | I certainly used to use a golden thread methodology , together with other kinds of considerations , when arguing for the ordination of women . |
| 7 | The golden thread approach , coupled with considerations such as that post-Darwin certain past arguments no longer hold water , together with an element of an a priori ethical stance , seems to me to provide the best concerted argument for the ordination of women . |
| 8 | Those arguing for the ordination of women clutch at verses , or at historical evidence from the past , which seem to support ‘ their ’ side . |
| 9 | Having in Scotland lost the vote for the ordination of women to the priesthood , it seemed profitable to argue that women should be ordained to the diaconate ( that is to say be made deacons , not simply deaconesses ) . |
| 10 | It is because of this historical dimension to the religion that those arguing ( for example ) for the ordination of women apparently find it so difficult to say , in the way in which it has been possible to maintain in the sphere of politics , that we hold these truths to be self-evident , that all human beings are created equal and must not be discriminated against . |
| 11 | At the time that I was contending for the ordination of women to the priesthood of the Anglican Church , I made use of another argument , drawing out the implications of patristic thought . |
| 12 | I have never seen this particular argument put forward in quite this form ; and I believe it to be the best argument for the ordination of women that there is . |
| 13 | ‘ You could go into the Church and fight for the ordination of women . ’ |
| 14 | Well , while the vote has dismayed some , those who 've campaigned for years for the ordination of women into the priesthood are celebrating . |