.. I agree

Their definition of “orthodox” is also interesting. I would have though that the Nicene Creed would be the traditional ’standard’ and that would be a much larger circle than what they drew.

I have no use of such fellowship, with dwarves or others, and certainly not within the local body (another example of contrivance in terminology, but I’ll limit this rant to a single subject). The hand extended in such fellowship is too often meant to maintain others at arm’s length, to be excluded rather than embraced.

In fact, the accompaniments to such fellowship — the music (with its droning hymns or repetitive worship) the banal homilies too often vaguely reminiscent of Dr. Phil or Tony Robbins, and the stilted, ritualised interactions, are wholly without value. Indeed, the contemporary church, so maddeningly hollow and presenting only a facade devoid of anything remotely human — let alone Divine — in appearance, is so far removed from any need or desire I possess, and serves so minor a ministerial function in my life, that, were it to disappear entirely, its absence would scarce be noticed.