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To: SENTINEL
For starters, Temple recommends are routinely taken for turning down callings. You know as well as I it is one of the questions on the recommend interview.

Routinely? Umm... no. At least not for any of the Bishops with whom I've worked. Perhaps it should be, but I've not seen it.

And, more to the point, that's a potential consequence, but it's not force.

No temple recommend, no going to the temple. No going to the temple, no going to heaven, according to Joe Sith. if that isn't punishment, I don't know what is !!

"Joe Sith" ??? So he's buddies with Darth Vader now?

Nice attempt at spin, but it won't get past me.

I think you missed the entire point of the original post. The author wasn't talking about how callings are made, or whether you're expected to accept them, etc.. The context of the term "volunteer" was used in contrast to a paid, professional clergy. LDS leadership, teachers and other staff are all "volunteers" in the sense that they are not paid.

133 posted on 11/26/2008 8:20:29 AM PST by TChris (So many useful idiots...)
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