[Fishtalk]

Well I gotta tell you, and if you tell anybody I said it I’ll have to deny it...but I don’t think I’d hire a 37 year old single Pastor.

And it’s not because I’d fear he was homosexual. Mostly I’m convinced that a stable married type, preferably with children, yes, is the best to lead a church flock.

Now if there were no one else applying for the job, I’d have no problem with an unmarried guy save some small concerns. But you got an equally qualified married guy and I’m going with him.

so shoot me.

[Alas Babylon!]

A Catholic says this? Tsk, tsk, tsk!

[ApplegateRanch]

Now if there were no one else applying for the job, I’d have no problem with an unmarried guy save some small concerns. But you got an equally qualified married guy and I’m going with him.

One can always, if creative enough, find a 'reason' to tell the EEOC for not hiring the single guy. My own mind is ambivalent on the issue, in general:

The single guy has to eat; but the married guy has to support a family. OTOH, the single guy is more likely to PAY taxes, rather than be 'subsidized' by mine.