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To: Grampa Dave
"We have just read about how the gay agenda takes over a church."

I just sat here reading this and nodding my head, over and over. People, you must be vigilant. This same scenario has been, and is being, repeated in church after church. Watch for the signs, nip it as early as possible, and do not allow yourselves to be intimidated. The favorite tactic in my former church, when they brought in the lesbian, first to be ordained deacon, and then this past spring, priest, was to always include her in every meeting or discussion, knowing that most people don't want to be thought of as hurtful and will probably just keep still rather than raise any objections.
It works. Then one day you all sit there looking at each other wondering how it all came unglued. I think I'm going to print that letter and pass it out to all the members of our new congregation to read and re-read as needed.
8 posted on 11/18/2003 12:12:49 PM PST by beelzepug ("As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!")
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To: beelzepug
"...was to always include her..."

To all you English majors, sorry for the split infinitive.
9 posted on 11/18/2003 12:14:41 PM PST by beelzepug ("As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!")
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To: beelzepug
I will be saving this article to give to chosen people.

At least in the Episcopal Church, the vestry has the right to pick and chose a priest or curate when one is needed. I know that Methodists must take whatever pastor/preacher their bishop sends them.

In the interview process before hiring a clergy member, the basic questions that must be asked are simple:

1. Do you believe in God, Jesus and the Holy spirit?
2. Do you believe that Jesus as God's will was born on earth, lived on earth, died from crucifixtion and was resurrected?
3. Do you have any problem preaching, teaching or discussing #1 and #2 and defending them if necessary each day as part of our clergy?
4. If you are not being truthful about #1 and #2, you understand that at anytime in the future, you will be terminated for cause if you are not truthful?

The above should be used on anyone that is interviewed to become a priest, assistant priest or a curate.

It is amazing how many will "fess" up right up front, that they don't believe in #1 or #2 above, and that is not just gays. The brazen ones will get hostile and say that you don't have the right to ask them those questions. At that moment you inform them, their interview is over.
10 posted on 11/18/2003 12:32:43 PM PST by Grampa Dave (George Soros, the Evil Daddy Warbucks, has owned the DemonicRats for decades!)
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