You want someone to stop attending church (other than for good cause: military service,
medical, so forth) based on your actions, or inaction?
I stopped going to church for good cause (at least locally): in a fairly good sized community,
but still small enough to where everybody practically knows everybody. That's how people
develop this 'Mayberry'-complex, and Christian's are no exception. You be suprised how
the word of an unsaved person, who may very well be a respected pillar in the community,
but is still unsaved, is accepted more as "gospel" and then complains to the Pastor over
something you either did wrong, or you didn't, but it makes no difference.
Most Christian's, Pastor's most definitely, will err on the side of caution and assume wrongdoing.
After all, it's the day and age we live in, right?
You're brought before the Pastor to answer for your 'indiscretions' while you're not given the chance
to explain your side of the story.
I've been a member of this church from 1998 to 2015.
I'm an investigator. I also work for a born-again Christian bailbondsman who occasionally requests my
services to "go git 'em". I do have the credentials to qualify my line of work. I also work part time for
a well-known pizza franchise. When I arrest a bail jumper, I have a captive audience when I share
the Gospel (very careful not to cast my pearls before swine). All I can do is counsel and release to
the sheriff of the jurisdiction he fled from. I will not pursue, let alone arrest a female bond jumper.
Too messy.
So what's the problem?
I investigated someone fleeing another state. He used to live here and has family and friends
here as well. His major vice is pornography, and we have two porn palaces in our city. One is
too many, let alone two. I went to both palaces, ID'd myself and handed the wanted flyers to
the proprietor and one proprietress. Yes, I know what was around me, and yes, I'm aware of
the clientele there. When I ID'd myself, showed the flyers, three customers walked out the
door.
So, what exactly is the problem again?
A local, well-to-do-businessman, with notability in the community said he passed by this
place, after picking up his vehicle from the auto repair shop four blocks way, recognized
me because we met at my church awhile back. He called the Pastor and pretty much ratted
me out. After the Pastor spoke with me in his office, he wouldn't listen to a thing I said.
Three days later I received a letter in the mail, informing me that I've been placed on suspension
for six months for "unChristian activity". I was not to contact any of the members or church officers
for any reason, pending full time Christian counseling.
Two weeks later, one of the women who heard about it all, from my (former) church walked up to me
at WalMart telling me "No Christian has any business in that line of work! I've seen enough television,
and I read the newspaper! That's ungodly work and the Bible say's you are to to separate yourself from
all ungodliness!" And she walks away.
A couple of stranger's standing nearby were put off, and one of them remarked: "What's her malfunction?"
So, one can surmise that I've been more than removed from the church mailing list.
I know you didn't ask for all this, but someone has to say something when (some) Pastor's
write checks their egos can't cash.
medical, so forth) based on your actions, or inaction?
I stopped going to church for good cause (at least locally): in a fairly good sized community,
but still small enough to where everybody practically knows everybody. That's how people
develop this 'Mayberry'-complex, and Christian's are no exception. You be suprised how
the word of an unsaved person, who may very well be a respected pillar in the community,
but is still unsaved, is accepted more as "gospel" and then complains to the Pastor over
something you either did wrong, or you didn't, but it makes no difference.
Most Christian's, Pastor's most definitely, will err on the side of caution and assume wrongdoing.
After all, it's the day and age we live in, right?
You're brought before the Pastor to answer for your 'indiscretions' while you're not given the chance
to explain your side of the story.
I've been a member of this church from 1998 to 2015.
I'm an investigator. I also work for a born-again Christian bailbondsman who occasionally requests my
services to "go git 'em". I do have the credentials to qualify my line of work. I also work part time for
a well-known pizza franchise. When I arrest a bail jumper, I have a captive audience when I share
the Gospel (very careful not to cast my pearls before swine). All I can do is counsel and release to
the sheriff of the jurisdiction he fled from. I will not pursue, let alone arrest a female bond jumper.
Too messy.
So what's the problem?
I investigated someone fleeing another state. He used to live here and has family and friends
here as well. His major vice is pornography, and we have two porn palaces in our city. One is
too many, let alone two. I went to both palaces, ID'd myself and handed the wanted flyers to
the proprietor and one proprietress. Yes, I know what was around me, and yes, I'm aware of
the clientele there. When I ID'd myself, showed the flyers, three customers walked out the
door.
So, what exactly is the problem again?
A local, well-to-do-businessman, with notability in the community said he passed by this
place, after picking up his vehicle from the auto repair shop four blocks way, recognized
me because we met at my church awhile back. He called the Pastor and pretty much ratted
me out. After the Pastor spoke with me in his office, he wouldn't listen to a thing I said.
Three days later I received a letter in the mail, informing me that I've been placed on suspension
for six months for "unChristian activity". I was not to contact any of the members or church officers
for any reason, pending full time Christian counseling.
Two weeks later, one of the women who heard about it all, from my (former) church walked up to me
at WalMart telling me "No Christian has any business in that line of work! I've seen enough television,
and I read the newspaper! That's ungodly work and the Bible say's you are to to separate yourself from
all ungodliness!" And she walks away.
A couple of stranger's standing nearby were put off, and one of them remarked: "What's her malfunction?"
So, one can surmise that I've been more than removed from the church mailing list.
I know you didn't ask for all this, but someone has to say something when (some) Pastor's
write checks their egos can't cash.
