Thursday, August 21, 2003 AD A Question I Keep Asking That Never Gets Satisfactorily Answered I've asked this question in various contexts and from various angles off and on for a couple years now. Thought I might as well take another stab at it here. The gist of it is, does conscience trump authority, or the other way around? To clarify, I mean in regard to debatable issues and human authorities. To narrow it further, I'll specify local church authorities. We'll place the type of issue is somewhere between the deity of Christ and the color of the new carpet for the fellowship hall...I'll let the reader decide where. Is an issue ever small enough that one should set aside genuine qualms of conscience and "support the worship and work of the congregation" in that instance? At what point is an issue big enough that one should set aside the congregation and obey conscience? Is there a safe middle ground where one might not raise a fuss, but not actively support some decision or practice? What think ye all? Posted by Valerie (Kyriosity) at 8/21/2003 12:01:00 AM
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