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Originally Posted by KMK Could you foresee situations where it would be better to not have membership? |
What do you mean by membership?
When is it "better" to fear the Govt., especially lawyers and the IRS, rather than God, now and in the future? |
This is an extreme case, but, if you were a pastor and your government threatened to torture and kill all members of churches, would you still insist on keeping a membership roll?