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To: marbren
I can find only one mention of Pastors in the New Testament: St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians, Chapter 4, verse 11. The mention is a neutral mention as an office.

The prophet Jeremiah, on the other hand, mentions Pastor or Pastors at least eight times by my count-- one of which is positive, one is neutral and eight are negative or warning.

In general, I see most organized religion as businesses, many in direct competition with each other. But all (with a handful of exceptions) doing a better job than the big government nanny alternative.

8 posted on 08/16/2011 7:33:27 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Vigilanteman
But all (with a handful of exceptions) doing a better job than the big government nanny alternative.

You may be right but a lot of abuse goes on under, I believe it is Title V, ministerial exception IMHO.

11 posted on 08/16/2011 7:36:17 AM PDT by marbren (I do not know but Thank God God knows)
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