[Kharin] Then I stopped and realised that with Virus in its present
condition I am not able to commend it to anyone.
[Michelle] This is exactly the point. Not whether Joe or Hermit is right
or wrong. It's the manners (or lack thereof) and the disregard for the
collective pleas of the rest of the congregation. I am reminded of the
monkey in Hanuman's temple at Andhra Pradesh this past week (
http://www.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2224025 ) ... he comes in and refuses
to leave, even though he's starving to death. Some people love him, worship
him - others feel he's mentally ill and needs professional help.... I say
this mainly in jest, but I do feel as though our church is being held
hostage by a member who's gone fanatical and refuses to shoosh. No one
wants to hurt him, no one wants to oust him, they just want their old friend
back. But the longer he refuses to be receptive to the general atmosphere,
the harder it gets to have a healthy congregation. I'm being reminded of
streetcorner preachers with signs about the end being nigh... what if one
of them took up residence on the sidewalk under your window and refused to
leave or shut up? What would you do? It's not illegal... it's a public
sidewalk... you don't want to hurt him... you just want some peace and
quiet!!!
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