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I would hope that a fair-minded pastor (or any fair-minded believer in Jesus, for that matter) would go to the Bible first!Ramblinman wrote:A fair-minded, but poorly educated pastor might Google "nudist" and we could hardly blame him for believing the "Fake News" about us.
Some horrifying lewd photos will fill his computer screen...
jasenj1 wrote:I, of course, will be praying for your situation. When a pastor learned about my naturist activities in a past church I was given the ultimatum to repent or leave. I left. Since then I have been very in the closet around church people.
jasenj1 wrote:I, of course, will be praying for your situation. When a pastor learned about my naturist activities in a past church I was given the ultimatum to repent or leave. I left. Since then I have been very in the closet around church people.
Ramblinman wrote:But what repentance is required?
You cannot repent of an action, only of a belief.
Was Jasen being asked to repent of something he did not believe?
Petros wrote:It is hardly maintaining unity if one eats this which makes him sick and avoids that which settles his srudy just because the majority like that food and hate that drink. It is simulating unity.
Of course there is the fake it till you make it argument.
jasenj1 wrote:A wise person once said, "If you find the perfect church don't join it; you'll ruin it."
I did choose to leave the church because I was unwilling to conform/compromise on the issue.
I did not mean to derail this strip from offering advice and support to Nytro. Can we get back to that?
New_Adventurer wrote:When I applied for membership at The Sequoians club they wanted three personal references. I picked a co-worker, a former pastor, and my current pastor; they signed the form without any hesitation. Then six years later the new pastor was aghast and horrified that I would "run around naked and just let it all hang out." He did not understand how it could feel great to do so. I subsequently parted ways with that church for unrelated reasons.
I think it is mostly a matter of how you present yourself and how do not act self conscious or embarrassed by your choices. If God can command the king to be naked I have the confidence in myself that I can be naked too. I did not feel embarrassed, but rather calm, happy, and highly empowered by my choices and first experience at Laguna Del Sol.
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