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Originally Posted by DAII
Too ... She is not guilty of slander....
I did not even bring up the issues of potential flirting pre-divorce ... I can list them if you like .... |
Okay. The gentleman was considered "damaged goods" and could not get anyone to even give him the time of day. He was torn and confused about how he should continue in his walk with God and several thoughts about just "packing it all in" had crossed his mind.
He found that by trying to keep busy around the church his mind was eased and his spirit even began to feel a bit refreshed. Then, he happened to lock eyes with the preacher's daughter... and well, the resultant feelings were predictable.
BUT - there was this huge problem. Remarriage in that part of the country is frowned upon most severely by those who hold the reigns of religious power - both Pentecostal and otherwise. The old man had probably even made remarks in the past concerning this.
So, the young lady and her sisters set out to try and see just how "Daddy" really feels about this issue... and viola! "The fornication" clause of
Matthew 5:32. None of them told "Daddy" what to say - they would never dare. But the general tone of the conversations may have been predictable - especially given the fact that the happiness of a young lady was at stake.
And so, with self righteousness and convinced of the invulnerability of the pulpit, the old man gets up there and says too much of one thing and something entirely wrong about another. The whole thing then blows up in his face.
Far better to have cultivated a church culture that supports and forgives than one that condemns and judges at every moment. When the money was finally on the line, no one knew what to do except to judge; and the jury has now spoken.
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