It occurs to me that in all of this frustration, people might wonder what the big deal is.
Early on in my blog, I wrote about Sugar Packets and Paper Cups and then wrote about it again Here. That whole interaction with B (the elder concerned about the sugar packets) was frustrating and completely irritating, but it was just run of the mill church stuff. Every church has defenders of the sugar packets. That is no big deal. I have dealt with such foolishness all of my career. This is different.
At first blush, one might think this is simply about a staff member being given some time off with pay. What is the big deal, right? This is not that.
This is about one man, E, who is bullying his way through the church staff and elders. It is about one guy who is on a power trip that makes the Pope look impotent.
This is about a guy who has taken the rape of a child and made it into a way to put her parents to shame. He has taken a violent tragedy and turned it into a spiritually violent event. He wants me to sign on with him. I won’t.
To me, this is about defending the weak, shepherding the church, protecting the flock from a wolf.
He is a wolf. He baas like a sheep, he has fluffy hair like a sheep. But he has teeth like a wolf.
amazing how the wronger a person is more right they think they are and how blind they can be. It reminds me of Indiana Jones and the last crusade when young indiana says “great everyone’s lost but me”