Gender issues nix interfaith soccer
From Times Wire Reports
A soccer game between Muslim imams and Christian priests at the end of a conference in Oslo to promote interfaith dialogue was canceled because the teams could not agree on whether women should take part.
A Church of Norway spokesman said the imams refused to play against a co-ed team because of their belief in avoiding physical contact with unrelated women. The church decided to drop its female players, but the priests’ team captain left in protest.
