If that person was alone and it sounded fun at the bible study table. And the person asking to sit there even offered to buy a pitcher of soda for the whole gang? Because what Jesus probably would want them to do is include the person and not be mean and leave them out. What do you think?
Anonymous
Taking you at your word, I cannot imagine such a thing
I'd advise asking them why in a gentle and quiet way.
Every Christian I know would have been delighted to have you join in.
They may have had a valid reason but they should've explained it if that were so
Dobiegal
well, in theory you would be correct. But in this day and age of privacy and weird things going on, people might feel intruded on especially by a stranger. Maybe your ideas wouldn't connect with theirs, maybe the group has things going on that you don't need to mettle in. I would find it creepy if a total stranger came to a table I was at with my friends and asked if they could join us. CREEPY.
It is not mean to not include a stranger into a private group outing. It is not "leaving them out" because they weren't invited in the first place. Go to a church and find your own group to study with.
Flora Post
You would have to ask them why. I could think of a number of reasons but they could all be wrong. I knew someone who wasn't allowed to join a Christian homeschooling group once because they belonged to a church that the group didn't consider to be Christian. Some people aren't very nice.
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Because they're a bunch of Born Again Hypocrites, that's why. Christians are like that, get used to it.
Anonymous
Consider it a compliment. Only ignorant nitwits are allowed to slurp from the Christian trough because anyone else would feel compelled to comment on the rancid floaters. Plus... it's next to impossible to keep hogwash down when the person next to you is actively vomiting and retching. Rolls eyes