I was at a interfaith dialogue with the Dalai Lama, a Jewish rabbi, a Catholic priest and a Muslim professor a week ago.

It was a beautiful discussion on one~ness, compassion for each other, and acceptance of each other’s faith paths.

As beautiful as that was, it is telling of society that on a four-person panel about faith, there was no women there. There was not even a woman moderator or presenter. Right then and there, they are ignoring over 50% of the population. I personally can resonate more deeply with a woman speaker, as women speak with a cadence, a gentleness, a passion that comes from the Goddess herself. Women are the hearts and wombs of our world. Why are they not also represented as our spiritual leaders also?

My dream panel would have been a beautiful blend of genders, faiths and cultures with representation of our indigenous earth based spiritualities.

Bright blessings to you for your sharings, your passion, your heart and your words,
Leonie

Love your comments here

This summer I’m going to read “Discipleship of Equals” by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza which is kind of a history of feminist theology :-)