All are welcomed
except: gays, people who have not been saved a long time, people who don't agree with Jesus, people who are looking for a true encounter with God, democrats, republicans, people who love msnbc, people who listen to rush limbaugh.
I was talking to a few friends yesterday and the subject of people having to pretend to be something else in order to be accepted in the church. For example, if there is a person who is a homosexual in church they may feel the need to hide who they are and put up fronts in order to be taking seriously. I often wonder when we say all are welcomed do we really mean that? Does the phrase "All are welcomed" on flyers and websites just serve as a gimmick to appear to be open minded when really we are not. Should the "all are welcomed" have fine print and the commercials have an announcer at the end of the commercial who talks real fast?
Are all really welcomed?
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Well I think it should.
ReplyDeleteOur praxis of such a phrase isn't true to the statement. This was one of my soap boxes this last semester/school year. Much of what we discussed in classes and no doubt what gets discussed in church meetings revolves around us bringing in new members. However, these new members are people who already get "church" and all that that means.
By in large the people that would be included in the fine print are looking for something that's still a community, but anti-church.
Go figure.