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Oh, MasterGunner, I can hear your distress right through your post! I am truly sorry.

I didn’t mention it in my post, but my husband was raised as a Lutheran. That has changed (long story; too long for this thread), but if you are looking for a church where men are appreciated and where it is quite unlikely that you will be subjected to “social justice” sermons, may I suggest that you try to find a Catholic church where the Latin Mass is said? I think you will find it quite illuminating.

Here’s what my formerly Lutheran husband said after finally having the opportunity to attend the Mass of the Ages: “Now THAT was church!”

After that one experience, he never looked back.

God bless you, Master Gunner.

Regards,

PS: I’m not going to lie to you: Catholic churches look for money too, but I have NEVER heard of someone getting a dunning letter.

You are quite right about the Catholic Church. It has its faults, but it has stood like a rock in a stormy sea since its founding. To me, I look at the sham Henry VIII created, the Church of England, and I observe the irrelevancy, degeneracy, and utter uselessness into which it has fallen! No wonder the worldwide Anglican community is in such turmoil! The real heart of the Anglican Church isn't the atrophied husk found in the UK. Instead, it lies in the vibrant stalk growing in Africa (Nigeria, I believe).

Likewise, the American equivalent, the Episcopal Church is undergoing exactly such a schism as the Anglican. This has led to court fights as to who owns the church property if the church pulls out of the ECUS fold. The cynical side if me says “follow the money”. Do that and you find there's LOTS of money involved for some folks who spend a lot of time appearing “holier than thou”.

The wife's son and daughter in law are practicing Catholics. The son converted to his wife's religion. They say a lot of good about the church, but there are a lot of criticisms. We're like minded conservatives in our extended family and all of us are upset by the liberal cancer that seems to have infected everything — including all the churches.

Thank you for your support. I've always said that I will stand with the rest of my contemporaries when judgment day comes. I freely admit that I have sinned in my life, but overall I have tried to live it in as principled and moral a way as I could. I do accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.

So many of my contemporaries think they will never have to face a final reckoning. You're wrong and when they go down the ranks making the cull, there are going to be a lot of surprised, arrogant, once all-powerful men and women go down. I believe God will keep me at his side.