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Originally Posted by Godwhacker
I think its kind of ironic, Protestants separated from the Catholics partly to get rid of an autocratic system (the Pope and the gang). Now they are having members sign "allegiance forms"? Whats next? Something like Monty Python's old skit about "The Church Police"!
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Autocratic Protestant churches are nothing new. The Amish and Mennonites, among others, practice what they call "shunning", for example. In this centuries old custom, anyone who has transgressed against the church is turned out of the community and completely ignored, as if they were no longer alive.