A Crack in the Glass Ceiling.The Church of Pakistan The Church of Pakistan is a united church in Pakistan, which is part of the Anglican Communion and a member church of the World Methodist Council. It was established in 1970 with a union of Anglicans, Scottish Presbyterians (Church of Scotland), Methodists, and Lutherans. has ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. its first two women deacons, despite civil court action by a breakaway church that believes the Bible bans women from the clergy. "The church has taken a very bold step, particularly in our Islamic context, in ordaining women," said the newly ordained deacon deacon: see orders, holy. DEACON - Direct English Access and CONtrol. English-like query system. Sammet 1969, p.668. Kushnud Azariah. "The gender barrier has been broken." Her ordination, she said, was both a privilege and a challenge. "Being the first women, [future ordinations of women] will depend on how we play our role in church and society. We need to be very careful. If we make even little mistakes, it will jeopardize jeop·ard·ize tr.v. jeop·ard·ized, jeop·ard·iz·ing, jeop·ard·izes To expose to loss or injury; imperil. See Synonyms at endanger. the future of the entire [community of Christian] women." |
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