[Quix]

Politically generated and built-up organizations of man simply do not remotely qualify as my mother or anything else very critical.

. . . particularly compared to God; Son, Spirit . . . Saving, indwelling, leading, guiding, protecting, providing . . .

Yeah, fellowship with others of like precious faith is important and worthwhile.

But it’s soooooo far from God . . . to compare them as mother/father

is virtually blasphemous, imho.

[adiaireton8]

Politically generated and built-up organizations of man simply do not remotely qualify as my mother or anything else very critical.

Agreed. But the Church is a divine organization. She is the "Body of Christ".

-A8