[ravenwolf]

I did to, about 40 years ago, even so many of the small churches
are getting to be about money and prestige.

In the early church the people sold every thing they had and gave
the proceeds to the apostles just to have the privilege of working
day and night to help preach the gospel.

Now the preachers thinks they should be paid just to preach to the
so called members.

[rhombus10]

Raised an Episcopalian, attended Presbyterian Sunday School, even spent some times in a Baptist Summer Camp. A year ago I attended a service at a Congregationalist Church. Let me paraphrase the sermon and subsequent greetings: Gay, gay, gay, gay, gay... Their sexual preferences were the only things important to that congregation. They paraded the gay flag like a sacred artifact. What did I hear? Heterosexual people who support raising children in the “nuclear” family are not welcome.