Tragedy
Took my dad to the church attended while growing up. The pastor was blown out a year ago because a member of the staff was assaulted and he supposedly knew about it and did nothing. He was paterno'd.
It was import for my dad to attend because there was a church meeting to vote on weather to leave the elca or stay.
This was a big deal for the church and was very interesting to watch. I don't think the church was clear on why they were taking the vote.
Some were upset about the way the pastor was blown out without due process. Others wanted the right to self govern. And others wanted to stay with the elca.
They didn't have an issue that mattered to everyone. Some wanted revenge. Some were voting for the progressive agenda of the elca. Some were voting for conservatism and 'tradition' of the church even though the pastor was a liberal.
The church is struggling since the pastor got blown out. There were lights burnt out in the ceiling. The supply pastor did no research on the norms of the church. The organist quit. The piano player must have been sight reading with many wrong notes played. It was pathetic.
What gets me is the division among the congregation. You'd think in a church there would be commonality compared to other facets of society. But the riff is just as bad in the church. A church that's been there for over 150 years.
A church divided cannot stand. If you ask me that particular church has exceeded its useful lifespan and is no longer relevant to the community.
They own a TON of land. Here's what I think they should do. They ought to dissolve the church. Sell their pipe organ. Sell their stained glass windows and have an auction to get rid of their wooden pews.
Then they ought to sell the land to a developer and watch it become the next multi use retail/business/apartment development in this god forsaken shithole known as Austin tx.
It was import for my dad to attend because there was a church meeting to vote on weather to leave the elca or stay.
This was a big deal for the church and was very interesting to watch. I don't think the church was clear on why they were taking the vote.
Some were upset about the way the pastor was blown out without due process. Others wanted the right to self govern. And others wanted to stay with the elca.
They didn't have an issue that mattered to everyone. Some wanted revenge. Some were voting for the progressive agenda of the elca. Some were voting for conservatism and 'tradition' of the church even though the pastor was a liberal.
The church is struggling since the pastor got blown out. There were lights burnt out in the ceiling. The supply pastor did no research on the norms of the church. The organist quit. The piano player must have been sight reading with many wrong notes played. It was pathetic.
What gets me is the division among the congregation. You'd think in a church there would be commonality compared to other facets of society. But the riff is just as bad in the church. A church that's been there for over 150 years.
A church divided cannot stand. If you ask me that particular church has exceeded its useful lifespan and is no longer relevant to the community.
They own a TON of land. Here's what I think they should do. They ought to dissolve the church. Sell their pipe organ. Sell their stained glass windows and have an auction to get rid of their wooden pews.
Then they ought to sell the land to a developer and watch it become the next multi use retail/business/apartment development in this god forsaken shithole known as Austin tx.
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