endings

[kayre]

My years with my Lutherans were wonderful in many ways, but I've long since realized that, had I stayed in Vermont, I would certainly have had to leave that church eventually. The change of pastors had left me, a non-Lutheran, on shaky ground, and I wondered if the open and compassionate culture of the congregation would survive the change.

I was still connected with a few of my Lutheran friends on Facebook. This week I've unfriended half of them, after they posted "kneeling is disrespecting the Flag" memes and I objected. My remaining Lutheran friends are basically inactive on FB, so my Lutheran connection is pretty much over now. A sadness but time to move on. (For those who might wonder, 'my' Pastor is among the inactive, not the meme-posters.)

Comments

[gingicat]

I'm sorry. I hope you're in touch with Pastor in other ways.

[amaebi]

I am so sorry.

I wonder whether the people we feel we're getting painful revelations about, feel that they're getting painful revelations about us. While I tucked in a lot as clergy and when it seemed conceivable I might be clergy again, I feel as if I've been fairly obvious.

But then, lots of Christian and non-Christians just assume that Christians and Christian pastors must be politically conservative

[kayre]

Oh, I think many of my Lutherans had Suspicions about me which are now being confirmed. Methodist heretic, after all.

[mooseloon]

:::hugs:::

[cellio]

Partings are sometimes necessary, but that doesn't make them easy. {hugs}