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Internet Exerices1. Within the Catholic church, women cannot become priests. A movement to change this is currently at work, however. Visit http://www.womenpriests.org/ and review the argument for the ordination of women as priests.
- What specific arguments are presented on this site?
- What historical and archaeological data is used?
- What arguments against the ordination of women are presented or implied in this site?
- After reading the arguments presented on this site, would you support the ordination of women as priests? Why/why not? (If you would abstain from taking a position in this matter, explain your reason for abstaining.)
2. Visit http://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm and read, at a minimum, the Introduction and FAQs. (You may want to explore the document more thoroughly to provide detailed responses.)
- How is Wicca defined?
- What is the relationship between Wicca and Satanism?
- What role do women play in Wicca?
- What role do men play in Wicca?
- Go to http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_news.htm, and click on the most recent year. Read and summarize two of the articles posted.
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