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	<title>Comments on: Dear Margo: You just got trolled.</title>
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		<title>By: peg</title>
		<link>http://www.carolrutz.com/blog/2009/05/dear-margo-you-just-got-trolled/comment-page-1/#comment-121</link>
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		<description>Your points are valid based on traditional mainstream Evangelical Protestant churches but if the letter writer happens to belong to one of the independent   no denomination, “invented by the leader” churches that we do have around, the inconsistencies in the letter actually do make sense.

The leaders of these churches often have no formal education, no affiliation with any other groups and often borrow trappings from any and every religion.  One of my co-workers recently mentioned attending a cast-out service for a friend’s child. When I questioned this, she explained by using but mispronouncing &quot;exorcism&quot;.   I&#039;ve also met people who are members of non-Catholic religious group who do call the leaders &quot;Priests&quot;. 

These independent, non affiliated churches may be fine, if unusual organizations but they often pop in local news where the pastor, minister or priest has exploited the unwary financially and occasionally sexually.  There&#039;s was once a group in Atlanta whose leader was &quot;BISHOP JOHN DOE&quot;.  He just assumed the title of Bishop;  there was no affiliation with any group or religion. 

As far as calling the FBI... well recently in the news there was a mini article about a man who called 911 in connection with a fruit juice issue.  There are odd people among us. 

Margo may have been trolled but it&#039;s also possible this was a real letter from a real whackaloon</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your points are valid based on traditional mainstream Evangelical Protestant churches but if the letter writer happens to belong to one of the independent   no denomination, “invented by the leader” churches that we do have around, the inconsistencies in the letter actually do make sense.</p>
<p>The leaders of these churches often have no formal education, no affiliation with any other groups and often borrow trappings from any and every religion.  One of my co-workers recently mentioned attending a cast-out service for a friend’s child. When I questioned this, she explained by using but mispronouncing &#8220;exorcism&#8221;.   I&#8217;ve also met people who are members of non-Catholic religious group who do call the leaders &#8220;Priests&#8221;. </p>
<p>These independent, non affiliated churches may be fine, if unusual organizations but they often pop in local news where the pastor, minister or priest has exploited the unwary financially and occasionally sexually.  There&#8217;s was once a group in Atlanta whose leader was &#8220;BISHOP JOHN DOE&#8221;.  He just assumed the title of Bishop;  there was no affiliation with any group or religion. </p>
<p>As far as calling the FBI&#8230; well recently in the news there was a mini article about a man who called 911 in connection with a fruit juice issue.  There are odd people among us. </p>
<p>Margo may have been trolled but it&#8217;s also possible this was a real letter from a real whackaloon</p>
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