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Paidiske's heading for this topic is almost the same as something I have been asking myself, though I am dealing with a slightly unrelated issue in my own church, where I just feel like I don't fit the culture there. The only reason I stay is out of a stubborn sense of calling. But it wears me out sometimes.
Sometimes I'm very tempted to go to the local United Church of Christ or the local Metropolitan Community Church. They have a very different style of worship but maybe I'd feel like it's more my "tribe"- their social ethics are more in line with my own convictions: just like Paidiske doesn't really want to be part of a non-egalitarian religious group, I don't really like being part of a church that isn't explicitly LGBT affirming. And I find my church's 2009 statement on sexuality problematic (for very different reasons from tradtionalists). But I have alot of ties to the pastor and some people at my current church- they are pleasant people, even if I feel like I don't relate to where they are coming from.
So I often find myself wondering if by staying I am doing any good.
Sometimes I'm very tempted to go to the local United Church of Christ or the local Metropolitan Community Church. They have a very different style of worship but maybe I'd feel like it's more my "tribe"- their social ethics are more in line with my own convictions: just like Paidiske doesn't really want to be part of a non-egalitarian religious group, I don't really like being part of a church that isn't explicitly LGBT affirming. And I find my church's 2009 statement on sexuality problematic (for very different reasons from tradtionalists). But I have alot of ties to the pastor and some people at my current church- they are pleasant people, even if I feel like I don't relate to where they are coming from.
So I often find myself wondering if by staying I am doing any good.
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