[Bob Seger]

That come off very wrong. I was not saying that I am thinking this because of obligation, I promise. Every pastor that I have ever met disagrees with something from their denomination. They will strongly defend that thing if asked about it, but they are willing to let certain things be more important than others. I have known Baptists that wouldn't care if women were pastors, Methodists that are uncomfortable with the Baptism of babies, etc....

However, on the basics of faith they stand firm.

I know that I am probably the most nondenominational person, I have ever met BUT I also know that God has called me to the current churches I serve. If the day ever comes that God calls me to a church that is not UMC, that is where I will go. I have held ministry positions in 3 different denominations, so as I have stated the things that are not essential to faith are not that big of a fight for me, and they shouldn't be for others. One thing the Church has too much of is division. We, as the Church (notice the capitalization, so I mean church worldwide) have spent too much time pointing out our differences, as opposed to working together. If Christian denominations worked as hard together in the US telling others about Christ, as they do in overseas missions, Satan wouldn't stand a chance here.

What I am saying is that matters of true importance I stand firm in: Jesus is the only way, the belief in the Trinity, that God came to save the world not condemn it, The Great Commission, that we are called to live like Christ, etc....

The non-essentials as I listed in my earlier post are not as important to me. I am not being a hypocrite or wishy-washy (even though I have great respect for you pointing that out, we are called to watch out for our neighbor and you did just that), I am just flat out saying that things like that are not as important to me as others, so I don't even take time to worry much about them.

Best wishes to you LWC. Your's is an awesome responsibility.