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		By: Will		</title>
		<link>http://www.makingchutney.com/2007/02/27/when-the-principles-dont-get-along/comment-page-1/#comment-9244</link>

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					<description><![CDATA[Ah, the classic philosophical debate--the one versus the many.

You&#039;re right, tho, these are definitely tough calls.  And more than just an exercise.

Seems that a congregation has to be confident enough in its calling and its mission to be able to make decisions in a loving an inclusive way.  In the end, in this material world, my experience has been that it always comes down to that democratic process in the end.

Good luck with this--

Will]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, the classic philosophical debate&#8211;the one versus the many.</p>
<p>You&#8217;re right, tho, these are definitely tough calls.  And more than just an exercise.</p>
<p>Seems that a congregation has to be confident enough in its calling and its mission to be able to make decisions in a loving an inclusive way.  In the end, in this material world, my experience has been that it always comes down to that democratic process in the end.</p>
<p>Good luck with this&#8211;</p>
<p>Will</p>
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		By: chutney		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t mean to make an exercise of it.

I have in mind specific instances where the P&amp;P collide.  The most obvious one is choosing between the inherent worth and dignity of a single person and the interdependent web that is a congregation when the two are in conflict.  You could also throw in the democratic process.

Or when a congregation votes to support a particular social justice issue over the objections of individual members, creating a conflict between the democratic process, the right of conscience, and prophetic words and deeds.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t mean to make an exercise of it.</p>
<p>I have in mind specific instances where the P&#038;P collide.  The most obvious one is choosing between the inherent worth and dignity of a single person and the interdependent web that is a congregation when the two are in conflict.  You could also throw in the democratic process.</p>
<p>Or when a congregation votes to support a particular social justice issue over the objections of individual members, creating a conflict between the democratic process, the right of conscience, and prophetic words and deeds.</p>
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		By: Will		</title>
		<link>http://www.makingchutney.com/2007/02/27/when-the-principles-dont-get-along/comment-page-1/#comment-9226</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Emerson wrote that &quot;a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds&quot;, the key word there being &quot;foolish&quot;.  It&#039;s fun to make an exercise of arguing the contradictions, but to  force a choice would border on the foolish.

They are what they are.

Will]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Emerson wrote that &#8220;a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds&#8221;, the key word there being &#8220;foolish&#8221;.  It&#8217;s fun to make an exercise of arguing the contradictions, but to  force a choice would border on the foolish.</p>
<p>They are what they are.</p>
<p>Will</p>
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