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Originally posted by Pike1483
My chapter has many Christian Traditions. We pray before each regular meeting, we regularly have chapter church, and we have Pike Bible studies (optional, of course). Chapter church is a very positive thing in my eyes. We generally rotate among the many different Christian churches in the town. No one seems to have a problem with any of this, and I certainly don't because I'm a Christian myself. Of course, I am from the Bible Belt and,
Christianity is a very common thing here. Many of our members are not Christians, but no one has ever voiced complaints about any of these things.
I don't agree that ritual or other traditions should be forced to change just because some members do not agree with it. I think that GLO's are PRIVATE organizations, and the ACLU needs to butt out and let the members of the GLO's decide for themselves.
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But what you described ISN'T ritual. It's something the chapter does. Do the members who aren't Christian attend church too? Are they active in the chapter in general?