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Why is it only a mess when liberals don’t win?

"Church Governance" has always been sort of a mystery to me. I have always been a Methodist. But, it's always been primarily because they had strong congregations and good pastors in the towns where I lived. It was NEVER because of the church hierarchy, "book of Discipline, or conference-voted statements of belief.

I could have just as easily been a Presbyterian, or Lutheran, or First Christian... or, even a member of any number of non-denominational churches. My spiritual relationship is with Jesus, not with any Methodist bishop.

That said, there are things my church could do that would move me to STOP attending: Sanctioning gay marriage is one. Two people of the same sex living together is NOT "marriage". The government can sanction it, if they want, for secular reasons... but, it's not a marriage that is sanctioned by God.

When we allowed liberals to force this issue on the general public, without any distinction in the name; ie, "Marriage" vs "Union", we created a HUGE problem for churches across the country. I don't know where this is all headed. I'm not sure I really care. I can find churches near me that preach the gospel. And, they don't have bloated governances that do nothing but waste money and create stress.

Good question. Here’s another one: why do those that spout love and tolerance the loudest, have the least of it?