MormonTimes.com: 'Cooped up' feeling can be alleviated

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 12:26 a.m. MDT
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I once had an idea for a cartoon. I pictured an angry, offended chicken confronting a startled cat. "No, this is not a chicken 'coop,"' the blustery hen is saying, "it's a chicken 'co-op."'

I think of that old hen whenever I hear people make unfair demands of their church leaders, or the church itself. And I've wondered if such folks feel "cooped up" in church because they've never caught the "co-op" spirit.

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Recent comments

Ouch! Your logic would only work if ALL Church leaders were unpaid. ...

Chris | Aug. 27, 2008 at 5:43 p.m.

Thank you for your perspective. I think that's true that some feel...

Marie | Aug. 27, 2008 at 4:56 p.m.

that was a nice explanation, to the point. thank you

hbeckett | Aug. 27, 2008 at 12:28 p.m.

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