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Originally Posted by hometown guy
none of this has anything to do with the upc.my pastor has 3 elders(2 in the upc and 1 independent)if he goes insane they can come in and take the church from him and it states this in our by-laws.
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It states, "...if Brother Hometownguy or one of the elders sees the behavior described above, Brother HTG can alert the elders who will take unified action to remove the pastor from doing harm to himself and others..." ???
But who diagnoses "insanity?" You actually have to get a judge to rule on that after the testimony of several doctors. And you're mistaken, it has everything to do with the UPC because the UPC has licensed the pastor and the pastor has agreed to submit to the Judicial Procedure.
By joining the UPC, the pastor himself has placed himself into a covenantal relationship with other like-minded ministers. This is for the protection of the pastor and to protect those who he serves at the local church.
Now, you personally may not want to enter into such an agreement, and in America you are free to choose. However, the pastor under discussion here did agree to this under no duress and of his own free will. Now he should keep his word and live up to his
commitments; just like he would expect any saint in his church to do.
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