Dylan

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and I'm considering trying to join the leadership team of my school's FCA club. A already am and have been a member of the club for 2 years, and the FCA states that they want leaders who can lead by example, not exactly who can answer theological questions. I had a friend who tried to join the leadership team last year, and after talking for hours upon hours with the FCA regional director of our area, he was still denied. This regional director's whole reasoning for why my friend couldn't be a leader was that he wanted everyone "on the same page" with doctrine; but why should this matter if we are there to lead by example and not to teach doctrine, which might have some differences. We believe in Jesus Christ and accept Him as our Lord and Savior, and we strive to follow Him in all we do; why can we not join the leadership, why can we not be an example to others? The whole thing about it being a private organization so it can't be charged for religious discrimination is true in the legal sense; but even though it's okay legally doesn't mean it's morally the best decision. There's a reason the constitution protects against religious discrimination, I get that private organizations don't have to abide with this, but why wouldn't they? A popular phrase among Christians is "What would Jesus do?" Would Jesus deny anyone who believes in Him from standing as a witness of Him. I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and I want to stand as an example and a witness of Him through being on the FCA leadership team. Why should I, a Christian with a few ideological differences from what may be considered "normal" by the FCA, be denied that?