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Date Posted: 23:15:34 04/11/11 Mon
Author: George
Subject: Re: Already determined the outcome? 2
In reply to: Lois 's message, "Re: Already determined the outcome? 2" on 10:34:03 04/11/11 Mon

> >href="http://www.cofchrist.org/usaconf/journey.asp">htt
>p://www.cofchrist.org/usaconf/journey.asp
>Journeying Toward a USA National Conference
>BY THE USA APOSTOLIC TEAM
>
>Q: Has church leadership already determined the
>outcome on issues of same-gender marriage and
>ordaining people in same-gender relationships?
>
>A: No, church leadership is committed to discernment
>leading to the USA National Conference. This process
>will include spiritual practices, dialogue, scripture
>reflection, and study of credible resources that
>provide multiple perspectives on human sexuality and
>healthy, faithful, and committed relationships.
>--------
>
>I don't believe that. Does anybody reading this
>believe that?
>
>Don’t we all know members of the church who brag that
>they are such and such generation of RLDS/CofC?
>Haven’t we all observed that many of the members of
>the leadership make sure that their children also
>enter the ranks of leadership? Some of this is
>natural and normal for families who have passed on
>their moral values and beliefs. But how many of the
>leadership are there not because they wish to serve
>God, but because it is a cushy career choice? It has
>a lot of perks, a nice salary and the praise of the
>world.
>------
>
>Richard P. Howard, historian emeritus of the Community
>of Christ says,
>
> >href="http://cofchristrm.org/FortCollins/DickHowardLtrt
>oFP.pdf">http://cofchristrm.org/FortCollins/DickHowardL
>trtoFP.pdf
>
>DATE: May 24, 2009
>RE: Your policy statement of May 9, 2009, governing
>priesthood officiants at same-sex marriage
>ceremonies
>
>. . . I propose that the leaders of the Community of
>Christ accelerate the public consideration of these
>and other issues involving our discriminatory policies
>against GLBT members. If we choose not to show good
>faith and generous response to their presence and
>active involvement in the life of the church, we
>stand to lose the superb ministries of which they are
>so eminently capable and wanting to give.
>
>Submitted by Lois
>
>
> >href="http://home.earthlink.net/~jptandy/rlds/index.htm
>">http://home.earthlink.net/~jptandy/rlds/index.htm
>(from) A Directive to President W. Grant McMurray
>and His counselors,
>as a Chastening and Rebuke and a forewarning to all in
>Zion
>
>“To you who have come to my table, and have
>partaken unworthily, claiming leadership of my
>flock, with your counselors of this great
>deception.
>To all who have been called unworthily, and have
>defiled my holy priesthood, proclaiming my voice to
>this great deception, Woe be to them.”


Lois, it is no longer a "cushy" career choice. Being a paid employee of the Community of Christ is fast reaching the same status as being a government employee in Zimbabwe. When the money is all gone, the investments and real estate have all been liquidated, the CofC will crash and burn like any worldly socialist enterprise run by academics with no real life experience other than learning that saying "Pax Vobiscum" will get them a paycheck.

George

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