As a Christian woman who voluntarily served this country and selected the LCMS as the denomination to practice her beliefs in, I am saddened by this. Deborah led an army, other women were key factors in strategic and tactical wins in our biblical history. Yes, men and women were created differently and for different purposes; however this continued notion that we are the fairer gender that must be protected must be put aside. As a person living in a country where I have the freedom to share God's love and words publicly, I believe God would want every capable person, if called upon to protect those freedoms, would do so proudly and not just leave it up to the men folk.