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Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 20, 2008, 02:42:01 am --- ??? Nobody suggested councilors. They're all called councilmen now. I suggested representative.
Lutherans--and I think Methodists, too--refer to all clergy as pastors, rather than as priests. I've never looked into the derivation of the word, but today anyway it seems to work equally well for both genders.
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I believe they are pastors because they lead their flock, baaa. Our Boys Persons were pastors. :)
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 20, 2008, 02:42:01 am --- ??? Nobody suggested councilors. They're all called councilmen now. I suggested representative.
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Newspapers usually use "city councilors."
--- Quote ---Lutherans--and I think Methodists, too--refer to all clergy as pastors, rather than as priests. I've never looked into the derivation of the word, but today anyway it seems to work equally well for both genders.
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Or ministers, right? I thought all Protestants, except Episcopalians, used "minister" instead of "priest."
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on December 20, 2008, 05:24:24 am ---
I believe they are pastors because they lead their flock, baaa.
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Oh, right! I never thought about that. :)
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on December 20, 2008, 05:24:24 am ---
I believe they are pastors because they lead their flock, baaa. Our Boys Persons were pastors. :)
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Indeed. What I screwed up trying to communicate was, I haven't tried to determine if the origin of the word was gender specific, but that pastor works for either gender, as compared to priest.
What I cannot bring myself to do is refer to the female assistant rector of my Episcopal parish as Mother. Some people do that, as opposed to the male rector, whom they call Father. You'd think we were Catholic. ...
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 20, 2008, 11:17:18 am ---Newspapers usually use "city councilors."
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Not in Philadelphia. ... :P
--- Quote ---Or ministers, right? I thought all Protestants, except Episcopalians, used "minister" instead of "priest."
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Episcopalians cling to priest, but as far as I know and can remember, having been raised in the denomination, the proper term for a Lutheran is pastor.
ifyoucantfixit:
Elle
I believe they are pastors because they lead their flock, baaa. Our Boys Persons were pastors. Smiley
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I believe that they should have been called shephards..? That is non gender.
Christ was called shephard of men.
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