At least we beat the journalists,

[rlvaughn]

lawyers, car salesmen, and members of Congress!

Americans’ views of the honesty of members of the clergy has reached an all-time low. Only 37 percent of those polled gave clergy a “very high/high rating.” In 1985, the highest, the poll rated clergy at 67 percent.

The question was:

Please tell me how you would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in these different fields -- very high, high, average, low, or very low.

No surprise among ministers that public doesn’t trust clergy
[Warning: Though accurately reporting on the poll, the article also inserts some slanted opinion.]

 

[PastoralMusings]

Morals and ethics seem to fail in leadership quite often. I’m reminded of God’s complaints against the Levitical folks in Malachi. Sadly many in our pulpits surpass them in sliminess.

 

[Reformed]

Dishonesty is no respecter of vocation or position. Sometimes people want to be lied to. They want to believe the fantasy, so they put their trust in people who promise riches by investing in Real Estate with no money down or they vote for candidates who are bereft of moral rectitude because the ends justify the means. This does not exonerate those who breach the public trust but exposes one of the reasons why trust is so easily breached. Sadly, church leaders are not immune from this vice. We are a wicked, fallen people that live in a wicked, fallen world.

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

lawyers, car salesmen, and members of Congress!

Americans’ views of the honesty of members of the clergy has reached an all-time low. Only 37 percent of those polled gave clergy a “very high/high rating.” In 1985, the highest, the poll rated clergy at 67 percent.

The question was:
No surprise among ministers that public doesn’t trust clergy
[Warning: Though accurately reporting on the poll, the article also inserts some slanted opinion.]

Oh, come now, maybe it’s not all that bad. Remember, this is in the wake of pedophilia scandals.

And clergy still beat journalists by more than 2 to 1 in the Low/Very low category:

Clergy only 15%; Journalists a whopping 34%!​

 

[Praying]

Don't know for sure where you are coming from on this but will tell you a story that happened to me. I used to belong to a church that I left because the pastor stood in the pulpit and said he no longer believes half of what the Bible says and will no longer preach on it. So I changed churches. Several years ago I transfered my membership to another church from that church. That has been about 20 years ago now. About 3 or 4 years ago the church I left called me and told me I had better start paying my ties to them. When I told them I was no longer a member of that church and my membership was transfered to where I am now. She said well I will just put you on the inactive list. Told her my membership had best be transfered to my present church and she said no you will be put on inactive list. I just hung up. Never knew what to make of that.

 

[just-want-peace]

Don't know for sure where you are coming from on this but will tell you a story that happened to me. I used to belong to a church that I left because the pastor stood in the pulpit and said he no longer believes half of what the Bible says and will no longer preach on it. So I changed churches. Several years ago I transfered my membership to another church from that church. That has been about 20 years ago now. About 3 or 4 years ago the church I left called me and told me I had better start paying my ties to them. When I told them I was no longer a member of that church and my membership was transfered to where I am now. She said well I will just put you on the inactive list. Told her my membership had best be transfered to my present church and she said no you will be put on inactive list. I just hung up. Never knew what to make of that.

Sounds to me like the Dims have infiltrated your "old " church.