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To: Mrs. Don-o

Surveys of Protestant clergy find that a majority of them report that their profession results in difficulties in their family life. I suppose that’s the sort of thing they could mention in premarital counseling - “There is likely to be constant tension between your work commitments and your family.” - but so could a Catholic priest or any random schmo off the street who reads a newspaper or watches TV.


115 posted on 07/08/2018 7:22:30 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Fill in my standard rant.)
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To: Tax-chick
Surveys of Protestant clergy find that a majority of them report that their profession results in difficulties in their family life. I suppose that’s the sort of thing they could mention in premarital counseling - “There is likely to be constant tension between your work commitments and your family.” - but so could a Catholic priest or any random schmo off the street who reads a newspaper or watches TV.

Protestant clergy would not have half the difficulty they now have if their congregation stepped up to the plate and worked together as a church should instead of expecting the pastor to do it all.

I understand that many professions have similar issues. Doctors, for example, who are often on call at all kinds of weird times.

135 posted on 07/08/2018 10:59:56 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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