Can you still be a Christian and...

[IrishAyes]

14. So nice you had a good time. And for once I wasn't speaking of government politics, but rather the

social pecking order. Humans by nature are hierarchal, as any social scientist can tell you. People don't check human nature at the door. If you're comfortable where you are, I'm genuinely glad. But ask yourself this: is it due in part to a real lack of social politics in your congregation, or might you perhaps be high up the ladder enough that you can't see the problem.

As to number of choices within denominations, you presume there's more than one congregation within a 50-sq-mile area. Not everyone lives in suburbia or the metropolis, so that's not always the case. Especially not in the national 'fly over' zone.

If my answer strikes you as snippy, it could be because your reply strikes me as poorly considered if not flippant. I'm such a generous soul that I can't resist showing you the light.