My letter of concerns in regards to the UP will be upgraded to something larger. The church I attend is now seeking to send along a note about its concerns with the UP.

I been asked to draft it.

Yes, I literally danced when telling someone else about the news. Immature, I know.

Now, however, a member of the board and someone I consider a friend, is having the same feelings I have been having for a while. Whereas I am estatic that we are saying something publically concerning the UP, he appears to be concerned that we are pulling away from a good thing. It makes me sad, for his sake. It also confirms my primary objection to the UP – it is inherently divisive. Now it threatens to divide me and my friend.

I know, it’s not the document that divides us, but how we look at it differently that does. There should be room for us to look at quite a few things differently, especially matters of dispute that have nothing to do with primary theology. In a way, it appears that the UP has demonstrated how different members of the ICoC subculture really are from each other. I can deal with someone I know being very different from me, especially a person that helps the church I attend manage its money well. Had majority opinion ruled, we might be burdened with a building payment we cannot really afford at this moment. I see him as a kindred spirit that can do what he believes is right, even in the face of many that wish to do otherwise.

I’ve gotten the various things others have written about the UP. By various things, I mean ‘official’ church responses. I’ll post my draft here when it is done. I assume the final draft will be on the church’s website.

What a long strange trip it’s been.