Blogging Ottinger (tim)Re: Sense of Loss
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Regarding the post entitled sense of loss, a different voice was heard tonight. This new voice gives a different picture of the story of the loss of beloved ministers.
In this narrative:
1) The ministers were not caught flat-footed, but were warned in advance.
This is not agreed by all parties
2) They were given an opportunity to continue unpaid, but both decided not to do so.
This is false, a misunderstanding from a source.
3) Were given more time to turn in keys than I reported (I said on-the-spot v the next day)
Substantiated
4) They were not stripped of ministry access, but are being allowed to use the facilities.
Addition: they were invited to continue as regular non-ministry members of the church
I want to believe this version more, because it is more the kind of thing you want to believe about people who have been your friends. I would so love for my original story to be wrong.
I understand that more facts will be surfacing as time goes on, may they all sound like this version of the story.
