http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/be-an-advice-columnist-for-a-day/ Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:45:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/be-an-advice-columnist-for-a-day/#comment-14405 Comrade Kevin Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:49:11 +0000 http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/be-an-advice-columnist-for-a-day/#comment-14405 I advise the minister against carrying on any sort of romantic relationship with a member. If she does engaged in a relationship with him, I think he ought not to attend services at all. Romantic relationships between members of the laity can be destructive enough to the health of a church. Then again, there is a tradition of ministers, particularly male ministers, who sought and obtained wives from within their congregations. It's just a potentially dangerous proposition all the way round and one that can create an immense amount of drama. I advise the minister against carrying on any sort of romantic relationship with a member. If she does engaged in a relationship with him, I think he ought not to attend services at all. Romantic relationships between members of the laity can be destructive enough to the health of a church. Then again, there is a tradition of ministers, particularly male ministers, who sought and obtained wives from within their congregations. It’s just a potentially dangerous proposition all the way round and one that can create an immense amount of drama.

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