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In reply to the discussion: I'm getting ready to join the Episcopal Church [View all]sweetloukillbot
(11,155 posts)29. He was actually a really good preacher for quite a while...
He had a heart attack and after his recovery is when he got weird. He got real narcissistic and developed an attitude that the congregation would follow him wherever. He also turned into a diva - wouldn't do this, wouldn't do that. My mom did all the ministry to the homebound, then when they passed away and the families asked for her to officiate, he'd get offended because "I do the funerals here!" He also had a strong anti-Catholic bent that went a little too far towards bigotry.
Was really a bit of an a-hole... But when he toned it down he was quite good and I have to say that for the most part I agreed with him theologically.
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She's actually called the Presiding Bishop--there are only two Archbishops, and they're both in
Lydia Leftcoast
Dec 2011
#5
That might be true, but pretty close to all people at my current church are converts
ButterflyBlood
Jan 2012
#19
Ha ha, if you can't stand the contemporary Lutheran services I know you won't like my church ;)
ButterflyBlood
Jan 2012
#18
That's not true about all contemporary service music, though perhaps most
ButterflyBlood
Jan 2012
#21
i thought about that after i posted - i'm sure there is everything under the sun
arely staircase
Jan 2012
#22
A lot of my aversion to praise bands comes from my previous church's pastor.
sweetloukillbot
Jan 2012
#26
this is another subject, but i must say the gop gets more fanatical with each generation
arely staircase
Jan 2012
#31
i know. that is what i was saying, though not well - as i reread my post
arely staircase
Jan 2012
#33