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Originally Posted by Pastor Poster
So, there is collateral damage through friendly fire.
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I think that the "collateral damage" can happen at anytime for anyreason. The real matter is what is causing it. In your original question you stateda bout a pastor unknowingly doing this. Well, seeing that we are all human we are all capable of doing this. However, leadership is held to higher standard, as you well know. The crucks of the matter is like the a previous poster said is it on purpose of an accident.
My guess is that if the pastor does it on purpose then God knows and he will reap what he/she sowed. If accidentally God knows too. I am in a situation where the pastor of the UPC church I have been attending and his family have attacked a friend of mine and his familiy, that used to be at our church.
This friend of mine was accused of somethings that I am sure he did not do because we were together at the time "it" was suppose to happen.
In this situation, the pastor may know that my friend is telling the truth, but the accusation comes from acouple of memebers of his family. I believe that he think the family is right, but the way he is attacking this family is wrong.
Like I always say there are three sides to every story. What someone else sees, what I see and what God knows. God is the one to judge the quick and the dead.
In your friends situation where he can not get a licsense. Why does that matter really. If he is called then he is called by God not an organization. If he does not have a licsense there are other ways, places, and organizations that could "card him." If it just because of the wants to be in the UPC then the guy can go through Headquarters, express his opinion of this matter and get it resolved. If it is a matter of polotics, then he probably does not need to be in there anyway. Do you know what I mean? If polotics are keeping him out why then get in? He can fellowship the UPC with out the card.