--- 4nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Was reading old e-mails and just couldn't let this one go.
*I tried to follow and here is my view- and I understand it may go 'crossways the grain of a few- I love freedom. I will stand for freedom till I die, and then yeild.. If Democratic processes cannot be upheld in Royal Rangers.. (*and they could if mortal AG Men USA choose too) *Then saying so should be up-front and prime to the RANGER CODE (*It aint.. trust me) Some beleve in a top-down domination administration. *I don't.. Titles and fancy nightshirts are a waste of time. Let freedom ring! Eat the hay spew the sticks- Peace! Love! Freedom! -=A=- > How this works in our church is like a dictatorship. > Umm, last time I checked, the pastor's power was held in check by the > board and deacons/trustees. This would therefore make the church an > oligarchy or a republic. The pastor is elected by the body and the same > with the board. The board then checks the pastor's power. > > > What ever th pastor wants he gets & most people are too chinken (no > backbone) to stand up & speak up against anything they disagree on > (including the board & deacons) . They are afraid of getting lectured > from the pulpit. > Is this the pastor's fault? Don't blame him for the lack of courage in > the members. > > > Over the 23 years I have attended my church I have seen a lot leave > over the years. If everyone was still here we would have at least > twice+ the amount of people we have now. > I still believe in a Democracy & in the USA it still works. > It wouldn't, if we were a democracy, but we aren't in the literal sense. > > You saw Communism fall in Russia. According to History dictatorships > do not work at least I didn't think so > Right, they don't. The people end up unhappy and revolt. > > until we got into this discussion about Springfield. > And that's just low. > > Democracy for a wide-spread and diverse group as the Royal Rangers just > would not work. It would be like the UN getting votes from countries > when the UN doesn't have a headquarters or regular business meetings. > In a word, chaos. > > > Brooks Nichols > Royal Ranger > Appalachian District ===== *High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership. --------------********+********-------------------- Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower, of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself, and both in the .....cause! __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______ "Do to others as you would have them do to you." -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm
