Rather hypocritical don't you think? Historically, during some of the Roman Empire's greatest points of persecution against Christians, they became secret societies, in effect, to protect themselves - even so far as to use the fish as a symbol rather than the cross, met in private, secret locations, etc.... ?
I've never had a problem with my GLO membership and my church affiliation. In fact, we recently used the church building to hold our initiation ritual. I've explained to my pastor that our Ritual is based primarily on Christian teachings, and that my intitiation started me on the path to Christianity. I even serve my church as a deacon.
The hardest thing to overcome with GLO membership and church are the stereotypes we are all too familiar with. We can point fingers, blame the media, etc. The best way to overcome these stereotypes, if you attend church, is to have people get to know YOU - if they know YOU, they will know what the majority of your chapter's membership is like.
I'm not saying going to church is a requirement of GLO membership - please don't get me wrong. But, if you do go, you'll be able to show the positives that many people often don't see about us.
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