[Vision2020] a delayed reply

[Michael]

Sorry Doug. I grant that this was meaningful, and I am thrilled at the new
sign of a rebirth in rational discourse from the Kirk.  Truly refreshing.
However, this is not true.  It had only been a couple of months since we had
stopped attending and the standard policy for Christ Church is to give those
who leave 6 months to find membership elsewhere before any concern or action
is taken.  Further, we were not just released, but released "in bad
standing."  This impulsive release was just following my stated desire to
speak to the entire congregation as a member and just before an elder was
supposed to help me file formal charges.  Lastly, the reason we ceased
attending Christ Church was because of Doug Wilson's encouragement of one
kirker who had threatened litigation (said attorney was on retainer) and who
was acting in a highly insane and harassing manner.  This was the most
violent behavior I experienced from the kirk, and instead of protecting me,
the leadership actually encouraged it.  This was simply too frightening a
thing for us, so we found ourselves in the emotional situation of finally
giving up on our attendance until that was addressed.  I explained all this
to the elders explicitly and demanded they correct Wilson's scary actions.
But they refused to do anything. I also aggressively protested their
unjustified and impulsive release "in bad standing" drawing on their own
principles and past practices; but they refused to even offer meaningful
comment. 

 

Thanks

Michael Metzler 

 

Mike,

 

Here is something true and meaningfull...

 

You just stopped coming to the table. No one kicked you any where. The 

church "released" you from your membership. Just like some one 

"releases" a boat from it's mourings to let it float free in the 

current. But in this case the boat had it's screws going full speed 

ahead, one turning forward and the other turning backward. The result 

is a boat creating a whirlpool out in the middle of the pond with no 

direction in mind traveling at full speed.

 

When you run out of fuel the dock is still where you left it!

 

Doug!

 

 

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