re: #333 Walter L. Newton

Well, we aren’t talking about Muslims. How the hell can I talk about this if it’s not about Christians. It’s not a broad-brush, I feel it’s a broad problem among congregations.
There are congregants among the churches who really should not be there, and it’s going to be up to the congregations themselves, and the leadership to shake out these people, to shun them, to not support anything about them, and not worry about being popular, or how many asses they put in the pew.

If the church wants to divorce themselves from these kinds of wackos, then they are going to have to do something about it.

That’s my point.

You feel, or you know?

My pastor is a very tough guy. I haven’t heard him talk about this yet, but I’d put my money on an incredibly strong condemnation of this incident. And when he kicks your ass, it’s sore for the ride home.

Several thousand people attend my church. Beyond condemning this, what would you have him do?

Now, I know this will not be the case in every congregation, but I don’t think we’re the exception as much as we are the rule.