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Caution. While the following article is not intended to be unkind, it is decidedly less than politically correct. This afternoon, our favorite daughter used the phrase “fleecing the sheep.” I hadn’t thought about that concept in quite some time, so I decided to remind myself (and the faithful readers of this column) what the phrase implies. There are two possible meanings. In one sense, it is used to describe financially bleeding the brethren for some “righteous” purpose. The second meaning is the reason for this article.

I want you to stop going to your home congregation. If you feel a pang o...