What denomination?
Then, no, don't give up.
I guess that's the real crux - the odor and strength of holy stench? But I've found "truth in love" or perhaps an over abundance of gentleness has only gotten me notoriety as 'the crazy old goat' who needs coddling around Christmas & Easter.
I love our pastor & elders and realise I'm not to give offense, but we've gone through 3 pastors in the recent past & I keep hoping for support before I die.
How bad is it? What exactly are the practices?
There's an Associate Reformed nearby, who also adopted hymns in the recent past. But yeah, my home church does full-on trunk-or-treat, so...
Well I personally don't have a problem with it but I respect the view that says its wrong. The problem in America is that with freedom of worship we have freedom of choices. So technically you can go somewhere else. Its not like a state church scenario where you have no choice. Thats the double edged sword of freedom. Not do only do you have freedom but so does everyone else. I say this with all do respect but its hard for people to feel sorry for someone with options.
This isn't really the right question. How important is false worship to God? Given the history and consequences of false worship in Scripture, and given the fact that false worship is practically what the Reformation was all about, I would say it's very important.
You might start with Chapter XXI of the Westminster Confession of Faith.
It is clear from the whole corpus of the Westminster Standards that the old pretended holy days being not commanded but superstitious and idolatrous additions to the worship of God were not to be continued. The general principle, often called now the regulative principle of worship, is stated in WCF 21.1. The only special additional times of public worship are specified in 21.5 (providentially determined times) and it is clear the old pretended holy days cannot find a place to wedge them in there with any honestly by the language of the assembly's directory for worship in the appendix on holy days. As monuments of idolatry per Larger Catechism 108 such things were to be removed.
I think Pastor Klein is asking you what your ordained Elders counsel. You are under the authority of a Session aren't you?
That's very gracious of you, kind sir. Our family used to own Stone Mountain, but memberly attending a church above I-20 now is a wee out-of-range by another eccentricity of mine - propinquity of fellowship.Sir I see you live about 1 hour south of the FCC church in Snellville GA. Just so you know we in the FCC are openly against such traditions. Here is a link to their sermon audio page:
I just have a repeat response and question since you have seemed to have missed my prior post possibly.
propinquity was a new word for me
, thanks for sharing. 
What happened?
I apologise, I thought I made the crevasse somewhat clear, but perhaps knot. Local PCA ruling elders have maintained a church support of Christmas, Easter, and the like throughout. Though I'd qualify that in general 'conservative' observance in the South is rarely the full-throttle observance one may find elsewhere - unbeknownst to some, it really is a post-war wiggling in from popular culture. We've erred on the side of peace over purity in this matter. My views are known, even allowed preached from the pulpit, but there is no otherwise open challenge from me against ruling elders. The ruling elders are open to instruction, just not yet to 'tradition' change.
Fair enough and I figured someone would respond this way. For the record I do not endorse false worship to God. Than for false worship of God someone should not go somewhere else but stay and work to change things. If they get booted out than so be it, they stood up against idolatry.
