Quoted: I go to a non demoninational Christian church, and the Elders / pastors can train younger people with the right qualities for preaching and etc. I'm not sure about the legalities of doing weddings though.
I wonder if your friend was a christian when he married a wiccan. He does sound confused. |
Funny, that's the exact term my husband used too. It's my understanding he was Christian until his first wife left him, then left the belief. He did go on to tell me some very personal and crazy things that he went through when he was a kid/young adult, and although he came across very nonchalant when he talked about them, I won't presume to share them here. Let's just say that I think he needs some serious therapy.
FWIW, I did ask him how one just stops believing in Christ- if he felt he never truly believed in the first place or what (and I wasn't attacking, and he knew it). He said that he just came to the conclusion that he didn't believe there was a God out there who was capable of emotion- anger, wrath, love, etc that humans have the ability to feel. He said that he believed that any god out there (he called whatever god he believe in "It") transcend human intellect and feeling. He said that he doesn't believe that "It" is that vested in us that "It" would personally send prophets or scripture or the Redeemer down to us to lead us along His path of righteousness.
At least I *think* that's what my partner was telling me he believes. Like you said, he sounded confused like he didn't really know what he believed....
But anyway, it got me wondering how he was able to become a 'lay minister' anyway, with his own ministry and no real education or significant prior membership in or understanding of the religion he was preaching....