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To: DumpsterDiver
What I'm interested in finding out is, just what does this particular woman have to do to regain membership in her church? Does she have to cancel the divorce proceedings and stay in the marriage, or what?

Gotcha: essentially, the answer to your question is "Yes" -- stop the processings in progress. The church has a vested interest, too, in nuturing the believer's lives, so I would expect that Step Two (if she takes Step 1) would be to encourage marriage counseling and other similar steps to restore and grow the existing marriage. Simply stopping the divorce ain't gonna fix this wagon by itself.

This is something that the husband and wife would have to work out together, but once done - if successful -- full restoration to the church body would follow. Once things get this far, ... well, you can fill in the blanks and I've typed way enough on this thread.

74 posted on 08/18/2003 8:59:12 AM PDT by alancarp (SItting Senators ought not cash in while under the public trust)
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To: alancarp
Thanks for your reply.

..and I've typed way enough on this thread.

Drats! I was also wondering what the ramifications would be if the couple (after going for counseling, etc.) still felt that divorce was the only option for them.

At any rate, I'm off to do yardwork. You have a good day, ya hear?

79 posted on 08/18/2003 9:06:55 AM PDT by DumpsterDiver
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