tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post7699586891301087349..comments2023-05-07T09:56:23.909-04:00Comments on The Christian Curmudgeon: Presbyterians and Politics: A PuzzleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07146011447109951026noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-82255661713210403472011-09-17T11:28:54.598-04:002011-09-17T11:28:54.598-04:00Chris, I have thought for a very long time that th...Chris, I have thought for a very long time that the church is capable of far more ruthlessness than the world. And, it is made worse by the fact that those who are ruthless actually believe they are acting righteously. See my Blog "Anything But Man." Again, sorry brother you have had to experience it. There are not a few who have.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146011447109951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-78867977091563677782011-09-17T11:10:33.558-04:002011-09-17T11:10:33.558-04:00That is sad to hear. Especially when the Church ...That is sad to hear. Especially when the Church of Christ is more ruthless than the world. How do we save ourselves from the injustice of a Church of Christ?Chris Harrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-66637431307195148782011-09-16T21:01:13.392-04:002011-09-16T21:01:13.392-04:00Sorry, Chris. I am afraid this kind of thing happe...Sorry, Chris. I am afraid this kind of thing happens all too often in churches and presbyteries.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146011447109951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-63910027512265363752011-09-16T20:30:11.702-04:002011-09-16T20:30:11.702-04:00Bill
I was kicked out of a PCA church by this men...Bill <br />I was kicked out of a PCA church by this mentality. His wife was also a part of this. It was damaging all pre-determined, the peacemaker was determined to set me up. No respect for my opinion or that I was a Ruling Elder. My family is still hurting and many other families hurt.Chris Harrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-90694754781467624672011-09-15T15:22:37.592-04:002011-09-15T15:22:37.592-04:00Here's one person's guess (Not mine): &quo...Here's one person's guess (Not mine): " I think it has something to do with the differences between an aristocratic and rural society vs. an industrial and meritocratic one." Worth thinking about. <br /><br />One unmistakable instance of this political power thing: In one presbytery, when the first stated clerk retired, the name of single nominee was brought forward, a knowelgeable parliamentarian of exellent temperament, not old (35-40) but experienced and mature.(NOT I.) The "old guard" would not have it. They nominated one of their own and elected him just to keep the office. No "outsider" could hold that office. The one who held it would have to understand the way things were done and play the game accordingly.<br /><br />Perhaps we should adopt the old PCUS practice which required anyone seeking candidacy to go to one of the "Presbyterian Guidance Centers" at a Presbyterian College and undergo vocational and psychological testing. (When I went the psychologist said I should be a lawyer instead and that I would be a below average seminary student.) At any rate, men could be labelled according to their "Presbytery personality" and then encouraged to seek calls where they might fit the institutional dynamic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146011447109951026noreply@blogger.com