tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26421656.post4277275636245483871..comments2023-10-18T05:01:28.883-05:00Comments on Gandksmom: What to do?Gandksmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06961626339438692658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26421656.post-74478039114984160622009-08-27T10:59:48.316-05:002009-08-27T10:59:48.316-05:00I think in order to be comfortable in a house of w...I think in order to be comfortable in a house of worship, you have to be comfortable with the Clergy. It is wrong, wrong, wrong, for them to be like this in 2009! <br /><br />I think a letter of resignation and you finding a new spiritual home is in order. <br /><br />And I say this as a Synagogue Administrator, and a member of CBST, the world's largest gay and lesbian synagogue. NO ONE should be made to feel second class in a house of worship. NO ONE.Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159550437519461534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26421656.post-48372533533335631232009-08-17T13:29:55.795-05:002009-08-17T13:29:55.795-05:00I am not certain that staying in the church has to...I am not certain that staying in the church has told them "it's okay if you treat me this way." I think, rather, that you are saying, "The hypocrites don't define my relationship with God, I do!" What would we think if Christ, in his mission to spread Christianity, just stopped knocking on doors after the first few people spat in His face? Something tells me that Christianity would not have progressed to where it is this day. Churches are always being redefined to stand up to the times. Remember how women and men often sat separately in churches? Blacks, single mothers, and bastards had no place in a church? Remember "The Scarlet Letter?" While I don't think you should wear a rainbow "L" to church, I think maybe God is handing you the torch, to bear it for others who aren't so strong. Many people attend church with a smile on their face, but tears in their hearts (I'll betcha Jesus was one of those people, from time to time). The Lord will lead you on what to do. Just remember - I have always considered you a pioneer in many ways - this is just one of them.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11735966512255140666noreply@blogger.com