This occurred to me, too. Why does Marge think it important for us to know about some trite reasons why her church no longer serves her needs. Others change churches without so much as a peep.
It's not difficult to imagine the life of a college administrator is one of constant anti-christian pressure. Perhaps after years of humiliation and embarassment, she has turned and is just chanting the mantra of the dark side.
"Why does Marge think it important for us to know about some trite reasons why her church no longer serves her needs. Others change churches without so much as a peep."
The site at which this story appears is not part of the United Methodist Church, contrary to what the title may imply. The story fits nicely on an earlier story (Why The Gay Issue Is So Pivotal, May06) from the same group, that "... so many people feel deeply shamed that they are a part of a church that officially endorses discrimination against a significant segment of church life. They are appalled at such positions that lump being a self-avowed practicing homosexual in with crime..." -and- "...It will continue to plague the church, cause rifts, produce tension, drive people out of the church ..." Yes of course, here's an example!
This lay group lists this message on their parent site (zionsherald.org): "In March 2006, the publishers of Zion’s Herald changed the magazine’s name to The Progressive Christian..." It seems to me, there's an agenda going on here.