I've had several people facebook me and email me expressing concern over Steve's employment over that post I wrote the other day, so I'll try to clear things up as politically correct as possible.
...Obviously, if you know me - a difficult task since I'm pretty much a straight shooter,but I'll do my best since I know my honorable and classy husband will be cringing already when he reads that first sentence. Perhaps short and concise would be the best way to do it.
Here's how it went down for those of you who aren't in the know:
We are required to be members of X church per Steve's contract at X school.
So, we go to church. But not very often because we don't really like X church.
X church is Baptist.
We are not.
X church is fine and dandy. It's just not our cup 'o tea.
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X School says to Steve, "Go to X church more often or you can't work here anymore"
Steve says, "We'll think about it"
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Realizing his job is in jeopardy, Steve looks for other employment. Several options arise, but due to various factors (timing, money, location, etc.) only one is something that he/we are interested in. This particular option is very impressed with Steve and shuffles him quickly through interview process with various people and offers him a job one week later.
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One month after inital meeting with peeps at X School, Steve meets with them again and says, "Hey, I love teaching at X School - can't we just go to a different church that we like and I can still teach there??"
X School says no. You will go to X Church and you will be very involved or you will not come back.
Steve sadly says: okay then - see you later.
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Steve accepts job at school across town....X School's former rival and town's prestigious private school.
Steve is bummed, but resigned. He loves kids and friends at X School.
Students and athletes are: confused. angry. sad.
Legalism sucks.
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Onward and Upward!
The end.
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5 comments:
X school sounds like MPBA!
I am not very good @ math but only having one variable makes things much easier...
Melissa= Does MPBA make you want to stab yourself with a fork... because it's hard for you to believe that anyone can call themselves believers and act so *&#@ foolishly... yeah... they're probably the exact same! :)
oh girlfriend....how did I miss this? I'm sorry that you have to endure the pain of change, but I pray you find a church that is meaningful for you. I can honestly say, leaving legalism behind (with not a little bit of stabs in our backs at the time) was the best thing we ever did.
And oh, yeah, I think it may just save our children's lives in the long run.
You're not Baptist?!? Did I know this? Did you tell me before? OMG, I don't think I can be your friend anymore.
Yeah, so I was raised Baptist and attend a Baptist church but I'm not sure I am. I will admit that most Baptist churches I've been in (maybe seven in my whole life) were totally irrelevant and uptight or mothball old but I realize that there are many more that are not. We just always seemed to end up in the "other" ones...until now, thank you, Lord.
Seriously, I thank him. :]
Glad you're in a better place; hope things work out just as you want.
I'm confused as well...Mom tried to give me the skinny on it but the one thing I am most confused about is that didn't Stephen attend a Baptist school??? And I thought both of you were Baptist all along???? Tread lightly Stephen....you are straying from your mother's southern baptist upbringing...... LOL LOL
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