Theology, religion & devotional
- Religion
- Theology
- Devotional
As with other sinful attitudes and actions followers of Christ are not immune to passive-aggressive responses to conflict.
This is an ongoing dilemma for all in church leadership as pressure exists to define ministry "growth" or "success" by one metric: numerical increases in attendance, conversions and offerings. Ministry shorthand is "bodies, baptisms and budgets."
The question is simply, "Are women the only ones who must dress modestly, or are men also accountable?"
Let a calamity occur, especially something related to "natural disaster" and it all breaks loose. With all the sympathy of a firing squad missives are launched to hungry fans and a stupefied world.
While no reports indicate any known court martial or disciplinary proceedings related to evangelism, we also know that the time for clarification and protection of religious liberty is before such rights are taken away, not simply after they have been.
