Where is the balance for churches? Is there one?

That's okay, your words were very good!

The church I attends tries to be open to everyone. We have a diverse group.
I'll be honest, sometimes I'm kinda judgemental towards the ones that life rougher then I do. But I realize we are all different, I don't have to be their "best friend" just love them thru things, and realize in God's eyes, we are all the same, His love for them is just as strong as it is for me. (that's MY SIN I'm struggling with) We have lots of people fighting drug addictions etc.
I realize God hates their sin and my sin when I'm judgemental, or gossipy or whatever.

 

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Just thought of something else, too--not absolutely necessary, but I really love cultural diversity in a spiritual group. But if I don't have that in my own group, I feel a strong need to visit others now & then--including Christian ones

Only one example--I'm a little white pagan girl, but I supremely enjoy visiting a traditional black Christian church now & then. As a rule, these people are passionate about their faith. I find that encouraging & exhilarating. I love the more "intellectual" (for lack of a better word at the moment) approach too. But I feel a need to experience both from time to time.

 

It would require a lot of rules and regulations. There are a lot of atheists that roam the internet looking for christian sites to visit. But you would get even more problems from christians that believe that their beliefs are the "Truth", and any other interpretation of the bible is "of the Devil". It is a lot easier to ignore the donation button on a website than a basket shoved in your face, so money would always be a problem.