in which i obtain a divorce from god

[iceinyourmusic]

As of 14:21 this afternoon, I've been living (as the church website informs me) "in excommunication", "outside a visible bond to the church and its sacraments", for the first time in over a quarter of a century. And it's been far too long in the making, but - I didn't know it would feel this frightening.

Says the lady at the church office: "You're welcome back when you change your mind."
Says I: "Thank you."

Then I went for a ceremonial cup of coffee. Think I'll go for another one now.

or twelve

Comments

[adventurat.livejournal.com]

Church and state not separate where you live? Wow!

[leksa.livejournal.com]

Nope - and Sweden is the same, and quite possibly all the Nordic countries, but I may be wrong. (I think we're the only ones to have two state churches, though, the Lutheran and the Greek Orthodox - though, again, I may be wrong about that.)

And it is curious in a number of ways, because at the same time we have such an utterly utterly secular society, compared to some state-church-less countries, and it makes funny things happen, like. [Once again, I may be talking completely out of my ass, here, but] the President gets these quasi-churchly duties, and the current President, iirc, was actually not a member before the election.

[leksa.livejournal.com]

(actually - i'm just flooding your mailbox here, aren't i? - i think sweden was the same, but isn't any more. shame on me.)

[adventurat.livejournal.com]

Flooding my mailbox is fine! Makes me feel popular! :-)

[karintheswede]

I do think that you still have to tell them if you don't want your children to be members, though.

[adventurat.livejournal.com]

Ah, the pretty assumptions I live under...