Comments on: Uniting Church out of touch http://gorey.com.au/archives/53 Random thoughts and observations from Mount Gambier Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:09:01 +1030 hourly 1 By: Michael http://gorey.com.au/archives/53/comment-page-1#comment-46410 Michael Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:34:51 +0000 820@http://www.gorey.com.au/#comment-46410 Linda, I'm with you on the paedophile comment. Linda, I’m with you on the paedophile comment.

]]> By: Ebony Jackson http://gorey.com.au/archives/53/comment-page-1#comment-46407 Ebony Jackson Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:33:52 +0000 820@http://www.gorey.com.au/#comment-46407 All of the above reasons why I do not follow religion. Who do you discriminate so passionately? People who hate others who may be mentally ill, or because of sexual orientation (gays)and consider them less than human because of questionable bible? teachings. If this is what being a member of a Church does to people...it is no wonder religion has lost its status. I feel sorry that you judge others so harshly, and have such rigid and narrow minded opinions. All of the above reasons why I do not follow religion.

Who do you discriminate so passionately? People who hate others who may be mentally ill, or because of sexual orientation (gays)and consider them less than human because of questionable bible? teachings.

If this is what being a member of a Church does to people…it is no wonder religion has lost its status.

I feel sorry that you judge others so harshly, and have such rigid and narrow minded opinions.

]]> By: Linda Kennedy http://gorey.com.au/archives/53/comment-page-1#comment-46405 Linda Kennedy Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:32:22 +0000 820@http://www.gorey.com.au/#comment-46405 My parents married in the Uniting Church. I was baptised there as a baby and attended Sunday school and church there growing up in a Victorian town. As I grew to become an adult I became very involved with church life and even taught Sunday school for some time. I left the church due to the ministers views that we must not judge and had to accept all people into our congregation, including gays and (get this....... it's the truth) paedophiles! There was a man who began coming to church and pushed himself right into the team of assistants who set up speakers and sound control and so forth. He was a well known peadophile who had spent time in jail for raping a 5 year old boy. He had also raped his own children. I mentioned to the minister that I did not want this person around my children and wished that he be banned from the church, certainly not looking like someone with authority in the church, as he'd set himself up to be in charge sound control. The minister said it was not up to me or anyone to judge as this person had been dealt with by the law and it was not our place to turn someone out, that he would answer to God and only God knew if this man had repented and changed, not us. So I left the church and I have so many things like this against the Uniting Church. I will NOT accept GAYS either. It is wrong. It is a disgusting act against God so what do they want with church? Church is to learn about Gods word and what Jesus did. Not for mentally or sexually sick people to try and look good to the rest of the world! I have been a member of the Presbyterian Church now for the past 10 years as I believe they stick with bible teachings and don't alter things to suit modern (sick) society. My parents married in the Uniting Church. I was baptised there as a baby and attended Sunday school and church there growing up in a Victorian town. As I grew to become an adult I became very involved with church life and even taught Sunday school for some time. I left the church due to the ministers views that we must not judge and had to accept all people into our congregation, including gays and (get this……. it’s the truth) paedophiles! There was a man who began coming to church and pushed himself right into the team of assistants who set up speakers and sound control and so forth. He was a well known peadophile who had spent time in jail for raping a 5 year old boy. He had also raped his own children. I mentioned to the minister that I did not want this person around my children and wished that he be banned from the church, certainly not looking like someone with authority in the church, as he’d set himself up to be in charge sound control. The minister said it was not up to me or anyone to judge as this person had been dealt with by the law and it was not our place to turn someone out, that he would answer to God and only God knew if this man had repented and changed, not us. So I left the church and I have so many things like this against the Uniting Church. I will NOT accept GAYS either. It is wrong. It is a disgusting act against God so what do they want with church? Church is to learn about Gods word and what Jesus did. Not for mentally or sexually sick people to try and look good to the rest of the world!
I have been a member of the Presbyterian Church now for the past 10 years as I believe they stick with bible teachings and don’t alter things to suit modern (sick) society.

]]> By: Ebony Jackson http://gorey.com.au/archives/53/comment-page-1#comment-45342 Ebony Jackson Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:01:39 +0000 820@http://www.gorey.com.au/#comment-45342 This is exactly why I don't do religion. In my former life (before I got to actually own my views) I was raised Methodist, or Uniting? anyway it was all too intense. My dad died afew years ago, (a returned soldier) he wanted no fuss or drama...family interfered, as families do. To cut the story a bit... The uniting Church refused to bury him because he had not been to church in a while...and the minister? whatever..said he felt my dad being an alcoholic...did not meet certain criteria. This is exactly why I don’t do religion. In my former life (before I got to actually own my views) I was raised Methodist, or Uniting? anyway it was all too intense.

My dad died afew years ago, (a returned soldier) he wanted no fuss or drama…family interfered, as families do. To cut the story a bit…

The uniting Church refused to bury him because he had not been to church in a while…and the minister? whatever..said he felt my dad being an alcoholic…did not meet certain criteria.

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