Human blindness.Dear editor, I had to laugh (or I would weep weep (wep) 1. to shed tears. 2. to ooze serum. ) when I read Daphne Boyd's letter to the editor (Not created equal, November letters). In it, she equates homosexuality with speech impediments, blindness, and other physical disabilities, which she cites as reasons for excluding candidates from a leadership role in the church. Ms. Boyd may wish to re-read the Bible she claims as her authority. Exodus tells us that Moses was "slow of speech and slow of tongue," widely interpreted to mean that he had a speech impediment. Paul was afflicted af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, by "a thorn ... in the flesh" (2 Corinthians), which may well have been some sort of physical infirmity Flaw, defect, or weakness. In a legal sense, the term infirmity is used to mean any imperfection that renders a particular transaction void or incomplete. For example, if a deed drawn up to transfer ownership of land contains an erroneous description of it, an . Presumably pre·sum·a·ble adj. That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. neither of these leaders, chosen by God to do God's work, would have made the cut if Ms. Boyd had had anything to say about it. Blindness has many forms. Thank goodness overcoming human blindness has been one of God's specialities for a very long time now. Jennifer Solem Calgary |
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