Letter: No votes for the retired

Sir: The Rev Robert Law tells us (Faith and Reason, 9 October) that 'women are not for ordination'. He illustrates his argument with the story of Miriam (Numbers 12), who sought a position of equal authority with Moses and Aaron. Apparently, God showed his displeasure by turning her into a leper.

Why not, therefore, resolve the issue of the ordination of women by allowing a few women volunteers to be ordained? If God is displeased, he will be able to make his point. If not, then the matter will be clarified.

Your faithfully,

RACHEL HOOD

Newmarket, Suffolk