[Magdalen] Baptism refused...

[Lynn Ronkainen]

but it happens all too often Roger... for any manner of things from the 
trivial to the significant
Lynn

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From: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 6:15 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Baptism refused...

> On 04/05/2015 23:59, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>> Jim H>.... I think a wealthy member or two said they’d pull their 
>> financial support...
>>
>> This does not need any more context than 'church' to really, REALLY 
>> irritate me.  It is more offensive to me when church folk do this than 
>> what the priest/dean has done in this situation. One may be a personal 
>> fault(the subject line), the other is a sin going both ways, IMO. Huge 
>> sigh.
>
> I think if the Dean did this because of pressure from a congregant then 
> the fault lies with him.  He should have firmly pointed out the Church's 
> call to welcome children and not put obstacles in their way.  I know Scott 
> (although not a priest let alone Rector) has been subject to similar 
> pressure to conform to a wealthy supporter's ways but faithfulness to the 
> Gospel demands resistance to the ways of the world, even when it costs.
>
> Roger