By the way the picture has nothing to do with what you’re about to read. I just liked it.

I really do not mean to put anybody down with this post and I won’t say what organization I am talking about, but obviously, some of you will know what I am reffering to, so it’s up to you guys to make sure you understand my thoughts.

I’m looking for a job and one of my friends gave my résumé to the place she’ll be starting to work for. This is a Christian organization by the way. They looked over my résumé and told my friend they were really interested and really liked what they saw in it. UNTIL. They were excited until they asked my friend if I was a member of the association of churches they were affiliated with. Since I was not, they put my résumé aside. So they are still looking for a new employee.

It saddens me. Not because I don’t have a job yet, not at all, God will provide. But it saddens me that Christian organizations won’t hire Christians that are not member of the “right” association of churches. I am not saying that this particuliar organization believes there’s only one “right” association of churches at all, I am sure they believe the different Baptist churches around all profess the same faith in Jesus Christ. It is not a question of faith or denomination, but simply of church association. I am sure they have reasons to work that way, but I would be very interested to hear them. If any of you has ideas, let me know.

I understood that the bible colleges where I used to work would not hire an unbeliever (and even with that I had some troubles really agreeing), but not to hire a Baptist because she’s not in the right Baptist association! I don’t know what message it gives. Maybe I am not supposed to know that actually. It sounds like discrimination to me. But you know, I don’t mind and it does not hurt me that for such a small detail I won’t get the job, it’s fine with me, there’s probably something better for me somewhere. Again, I am sure the organization has good reasons, but for a little nobody like me, it sound wrong.

What do you think? Should I become a member of the “right” association to get the job? Hahahahahahha! I would not do that, I don’t know, it goes against my thinking. In some circumstances, maybe I would have done it and I know that some people have sometimes to make choices like that, but it saddens me that Christian schools, organizations and so on can “control” people like that.