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If I remember correctly, Paul was speaking at a COG Florida Campmeeting. He said that at times he and the school receive criticism from local churches for things they did or did not do. Sometimes, the criticism is about what a student or small group of them have supposedly done.He shared that the school takes responsibility for decisions made at Lee, but then calmly and without rancor stated, However, it could be remembered that we did not raise the students who come to Lee.They were raised in their local home town and local churches.Yes, it is in order to share how one feels about Lee, the COG, it's policies and actions and decisions of officials. It is in order to discuss how much Lee is a COG Institution now or if and how far you feel it is drifting away from the organization.However, to be fair, we may also need to consider how much our local churches are COG. Who decides now what being Church of God is? It is not my role to make any accusation against anyone, but is it wrong to raise the question, has there been some drifting and even some compromising going on in our local churches?Actually, these days that could be a topic of discussion for any local church or denomination. Not if, not maybe, but HOW FAR has our changing secular society infiltrated each of us.THIS IS NO LECTURE from me. I'm a struggler; would be lost and screaming my way to hell without the blood and grace of Jesus, but yes,it is always in order to care about the policies of the COG and it's [email protected][/b