tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394606.post644739734910131504..comments2008-09-24T08:51:34.931-04:00markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18075996753177921324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394606.post-89430743989008646412008-09-24T08:51:00.000-04:002008-09-24T08:51:00.000-04:00we have SUCH a twisted sense of who owns what anymore. it's crazy to me that pastors are actually trying to keep people AWAY from their church.<BR/><BR/>but i'm not surprised.scottballhttp://scottball.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394606.post-84207267613479381072008-09-19T12:07:00.000-04:002008-09-19T12:07:00.000-04:00When my wife and I were married at our former church we didn't have to pay. Our pastor was pissed that we didn't pay but there was a long standing tradition that if you were a member you didnt have to pay to use the church for weddings. I guess that all changed when the new pastor came...which is part of the reason we left.Mykelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197974262161739737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394606.post-81764530388636580052008-09-17T08:09:00.000-04:002008-09-17T08:09:00.000-04:00LOL, the Jones Memorial Carpet (tm) can't handle that extra traffic!Pattihttp://pattigibbons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394606.post-55695956643729915872008-09-17T07:30:00.000-04:002008-09-17T07:30:00.000-04:00Frankly, I've never thought much about this, but it occurs to me that there's a whale of a difference between the sort of church members that you're talking about and the people who show up for baptism, marriage, and funeral--that is, most of 'em.Dan Padenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366893048089380061noreply@blogger.com