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MineralMan

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12. Boards of Deacons run a large proportion of
Fri Jul 27, 2012, 03:23 PM
Jul 2012

Protestant churches. Sometimes they do a good job, and sometimes they use their power to control the minister and have the church just as they prefer it. It's all done behind closed doors, and the overall congregation is rarely aware of the mechanics of it.

In the Presbyterian church I attended in my high school days, its Board of Deacons dismissed a very popular pastor because there were rumors that the pastor's wife was having an affair. One Sunday, he just wasn't there any longer. The Deacons were an ugly bunch of old men, and were replaced by the congregation at the next election of Deacons, but their damage had been done, and an excellent pastor was out on his ear. It was another stop on my road to atheism.

And we wonder how so many can hate President Obama? sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #1
Wonder? Not at all. Religion in this country creates the "other" that they must distrust... cleanhippie Jul 2012 #2
WTF? RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #3
So I assume that the Wilsons ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #4
Raw Story got the state wrong. 33Greeper Jul 2012 #5
Good catch. cleanhippie Jul 2012 #6
I tweeted Raw Story and they just fixed it. 33Greeper Jul 2012 #7
How strange that a church wouldn't let people MineralMan Jul 2012 #8
He did end up marrying them, just not there, but I agree that he should have stood up cbayer Jul 2012 #9
I'm sure they will seek another church. However, the cowardice of that MineralMan Jul 2012 #10
Agree. Other articles say it was a small minority of congregants that objected, but cbayer Jul 2012 #11
Boards of Deacons run a large proportion of MineralMan Jul 2012 #12
vomit n/t RainDog Jul 2012 #13
That pastor should leave that congregation, if he's a decent fellow. eom TransitJohn Jul 2012 #14
"They insisted that all races were welcome at the church." humblebum Jul 2012 #15
Lol, apparently that is exactly what they meant. cbayer Jul 2012 #17
Really? jeepnstein Jul 2012 #16
Feel the Christian Love of the Southern Baptists panzerfaust Jul 2012 #18
Community rallies in support of black couple blocked by church struggle4progress Jul 2012 #19
Prof says racism should be test of fellowship struggle4progress Jul 2012 #20
So. Baptists Assess Racism after Black Wedding Banned struggle4progress Jul 2012 #21
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