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05.31.08, 15:59 PM General Topics
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Barack Obama officially resigned from his church today. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.31.08, 03:59 PM Flag

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well, you don't resign from a church, but whatever [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 04:00 PM Flag

He submitted a formal letter of resignation to them this morning. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 04:00 PM Flag

Yes you do. Are you a member of a congregation? When you leave you transfer your membership to the new parish and your birth, Baptism, confirmation, marriage records (etc) go with you. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 04:01 PM Flag

Yes I am. Maybe the terminology is different in his, but I'm Protestant and haven't heard it. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 04:03 PM Flag

I am a protestant too (Episcopalian) and we do it. What denomination are you? And have you only been active in one church or have you moved? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 04:05 PM Flag

NP: If you were to ever leave your church formally (for whatever reason...moving out of state, disagreement with the congregation...whatever) and you had a formal meeting with the office of the church so that any of your paperwork can be transferred to where you are moving...or copies or originals given to you, you would be listed as having resigned from that specific church. It's not necessarily a bad thing (as it is in this case), but it is a normal procedure. Most people just don't bother to do it so it is not commonly known. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 04:06 PM Flag

But when you join another church, they usually ask for them. And joining doesn't mean going once a month or on Christmas and Easter. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 04:08 PM Flag

I know what joining means. When the new church asks for them the old church will send them and will usually mark the book as you having "resigned". They take you off the mailing list for donation envelopes, etc.... Very often the congregant isn't even aware of this. It's not a big deal. It's just how the church office works. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 04:10 PM Flag

I know, I'm the or who explained it above. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 04:13 PM Flag

Of course you can. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 04:02 PM Flag