It all kind of reminds me of churches. There is always someone that "doesn't like the preacher," or "thinks they are being snubbed," or "gets offended" for some other nonsensical reason. Their favorite trick is to quit altogether because "everyone there is just a bunch of hypocrites." They really didn't want to be bothered by going to church, anyway, and this is an excellent cop-out. Or, they go start another church formed to their liking with just a chosen few allowed to become members. In one case that I know of, new members came in, changed the church rules to their liking, hired a preacher of their choice, and I don't think there is a single original member left. Would Jesus have us do it this way? I don't think so. :?
Several years ago there was a cute joke in the Reader's Digest. It told of a man that had been ship-wrecked all alone on an island for twenty years. Finally a big boat passed by, and he was discovered. The recovery party was looking over his humble dwelling place and noticed that there were three huts. They asked the man about them. He said, "One is my house." Okay, they agreed, but what were the other two. He replied, "Well, one is the church I go to, and the other is the church I used to go to." :wink:
Somehow, this reminds me of something.
