Adventist Ordination Crisis

Are altered versions of Ellen White’s writings being circulated to make it seem she supported women’s ordination?

What does the Bible teach regarding the role of women in the church?

Was the Biblical exclusion of women from elder-pastor roles a consequence of a prevailing patriarchal, “male-chauvinist” culture and mentality?

Isn’t defending gender roles from Scripture just like defending slavery from Scripture?

Why is the issue of the ordination of women as elders or pastors of such crucial importance for the Seventh - day Adventist Church at this time?

What kind of speaking does Paul prohibit to women in 1 Corinthians 14:34 when he writes, “The women should keep silence in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as even the law says”?

Is it true that Paul's argument about the priority of Adam's creation (“For Adam was formed first, then Eve,” 1 Timothy 2:13) is faulty because it is based on the wrong Creation account (Genesis 2 instead of Genesis 1) and because it attaches significance to the fact that man was created before woma

Is it true that if Paul's argument about the priority of Adam's creation is valid, then the animals should rule mankind because animals were made before Adam was?

What is the significance of Paul's discussion about head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 for the discussion of the role of women in the church?

Does the New Testament distinguish between the office of elder and that of pastor?

Were women excluded from the Israelite priesthood because of their frequent ritual impurity caused by menstrual flow?

Are “equality in being” and “subordination in function” contradictory terms?

Does Mrs. White say that Eve was Adam's equal before the Fall and that only after the Fall was Adam to be her ruler?

What are the implications of this for the issue of ordination of women to the headship positions in the church?

Wasn't Eve's subordination to Adam in Genesis 3:16 a part of the curse, which Christ came to take away?