People both in and out have noticed, do less, care less. It’s become more of a social club in most congregations and the rules that govern even amongst the elders would once have been considered by grown-ins only appropriate for the spiritually weak and morally loose.
This is so true. It’s just a social club very lighthearted compared to years gone by.
anything goes, as long as they don’t rub the elders face in it, birthdays are almost a thing but they call them happy days and maybe have it a day or so either side of the actual birthday.
all the things that I remember from the 1970s and 80s are all out the window now.
young people are leaving in droves and they are desperate to try and get them to stay
its almost impossible for a young one to get expelled these days
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