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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
I didn't want to jump in this discussion, but this isn't hard (or it may be a sarcastic question, I don't know). So let me understand something.....you would join an organization without A CLUE (even a general one) as to its values or purpose?  WHOA! I'm sure you went into rush with a general idea or at least got the impression as to values/beliefs of the houses you went to. I hope so....
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No, but I also don't have a problem joining an organization that is not Christian based. I have no problem having sisters who aren't Christian. They are family. And just as I wouldn't turn my back on family because of their religion, I wouldn't turn my back on my sorority.
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Granted as a non-member, a person will not know EVERYTHING, but you can get a good idea from a variety of ways. I mean, granted, I don't know the "ins and outs" of the interworkings of the United Way, but I can make a pretty good judgement based on its website, history, public outreach, etc.
Also, I would like to think that if a person was attempting to join an organization and as they were going through the "process" discovered things that made them uncomfortable (for whatever reason - be it religion or otherwise), they could still walk away....or at least I would. But there are some that are not willing to take that chance - to walk into a situation with serious issues/questions that are left totally unadressed. I can't fault them for that.
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I can't either, but they could ask questions and they would probably get satisfactory answers. Hatchett used to demand that GLOs give HIM a copy of their ritual so that HE could determine if they were ok. Being told that it really was ok wasn't enough. If a PNM or interested party isn't going to be satisfied with the answers given by members of a GLO thats fine, but don't turn around and judge all members of the GLO, and others, because of it.
In short: if we're Christian and in a GLO we're not having a hard time justifying it, it's OK.
/Catholic so some people wouldn't consider me Christian anyway