Alt FedNews Subreddit<p>SOURCE: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">reddit.com/r/fednews/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>**I only post the hottest 10 posts in the subreddit.**</p><p>(Update) My(m17) father(m51) was suspended from church duties for honoring federal workers during announcements at church</p><p>First post: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1jpqvd1/mym17_fatherm51_was_suspended_from_church_duties/A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/</span><span class="invisible">1jpqvd1/mym17_fatherm51_was_suspended_from_church_duties/A</span></a> few people suggested that I add closure in an update post rather than just updating the bottom of my first post for those who gave advice and perhaps didn't see the edit, so I wanted to do so here. I updated the bottom of my first post on 4/12/25I really appreciate all of the perspectives given on my first post, and I shared some of them with my parents including one in particular I'll highlight. My dad took a few days to pray over what he should do, and he learned something from one commentor who gave insight into something he didn't see. The comment (from Aggravating_Kale9788) said it "could be dangerous for a federal employee to stand up and be identified in that manner as OSPEC (operational security) is taught to federal workers" and especially in this current political climate. The comment also suggested the possibility of a crazy person potentially following them into the parking lot or home. Dad said he didn't consider that and thought it was perhaps a reason why he was suspended (although the assistant pastor never mentioned it). He eventually decided on meeting with the senior pastor to discuss the suspension, and we had another family meeting to discuss it shortly afterwardsDuring the meeting, dad reiterated much of what the assistant pastor said and how he disagreed with him saying that federal workers "shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as nurses/veterans because they can't telework and be lazy". But dad also mentioned his mistake of potentially pressuring federal workers to stand which could've put them in a very dangerous position and asked if that had anything to do with the suspension. But the pastor told him that it had nothing to do with the suspension and that he signed off on it before the assistant pastor told him. Long story short, he basically reiterated what the youth pastor said about how it's "insulting to honor federal workers in the same breath as nurses/veterans". But when dad pointed out (what another comment informed us) how many federal workers WERE veterans and nurses and firefighters whom our church also honors from time to time, the pastor didn't change his tune. Dad explained how he felt God told him to honor federal workers who were being unfairly villainized, but he didn't see it that wayAfter dad told us how it went, mom said they made the decision to stop attending immediately because she believed that their handling of this was disrespectful. Dad's been in the church for over ten years, currently serves as a deacon and was once a trustee too. It is also hypocritical how other leaders are allowed to "follow the holy spirit" if God puts something on their heart such as impromptu altar calls or going off on a tangent about something random God wants someone in the congregation to hear (usually a very spot-on assessment like someone proclaiming that a nurse in the congregation has a big life decision they're stressed about or something). I told a few commentors that the same senior pastor used to have a thing about not talking politics and would say that we are to pray for whoever is in office because God can use anyone for his glory. But ever since the current President began running for reelection, he's slowly changed his tune and began promoting him during service, one of the many reasons dad felt led to leave for awhile. The senior pastor has served in our church for over 30 years, and his recent change has hurt mom and dad to seeAt the end of the meeting, dad said that we'd take time off from attending church until they decided on some new ones to try. So that's pretty much it, but I wanted to address another thing that people mentioned regarding our church. I mentioned that our church often honors many people, and some said that that was off-putting. I mentioned this to dad, and he actually agreed that some of it seemed contrived. If a couple has a milestone wedding anniversary coming up, they'll often tell the church (during the week) and ask to be recognized during service. So a leader will have them stand the same way they ask veterans if we see one in a uniform or their family tells the church that their military relative will be there that Sunday, and the wedding anniversary requests personally sound a bit awkward/attention seeking. Regarding veterans, the church once received a complaint from a veteran who didn't wear a uniform to church, but was blindsided when their family called the church (during the week) to ask him to stand by name to be recognized, and he said that he wouldn't attend anymore as a result because he just wanted to attend in peace. The church does the same for nurses and milestone birthdays, but they didn’t stop following that complaint. As a matter of fact, the church continued with the tradition because the senior pastor said that the standing ovations for the veterans often brings up the energy in the service, and he compared it to how SeaWorld opened their "One Ocean" show with a tribute to veterans asking them to stand at the beginning. Dad disagreed and said God doesn't need artificial things to "bring up the energy" in the service, but the traditions continued nonetheless. That's just one of many things with this church, and dad thinks now is the right time to leave. 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