Careful....religious talk ahead

OK, so I am very curious about a lot of things concerning religious judgments and things like shunning. I am a very religious person, and proud of it. There are things in my religion I don't always agree with and make decisions based on my faith in the gospel I know to be true, and will accept the consequence for things I may not follow perfectly.

But I ask, where in the Bible does it ever talk about God turning his back on anyone because they didn't follow his rules. That is what we are down here for right, to make our own choices and reap the consequences of them but HE is the consequence, He and Christ make those judgements and decisions of the outcome of said choices. Even then, he is always there to hear you, listen to you, guide and accept you and welcome you into his arms. So where do religions decided that shunning is an acceptable practice. It is a bit hypocritical isn't is? In the 10 commandments it says to love one another, to treat your neighbor and he would, which is with unconditional love.

This all came up as I was watching the latest episode of Grey's. It is all about the controversial blood transfusion with the Jehovah Witness's. If you do anything against their beliefs, you will be shunned. Why would anyone think that God would condone that behavior.You are turning your back on someone who needs you because you feel they didn't make the right choice?  Maybe they didn't but the God I believe in would be more disappointed in you for taking into your hands that which is his to decision to make and for not doing what he asked of all of us; to love and accept each other and not to make judgements. Again, i reiterate....that is his job, not ours. Even if what someone did was against something I believe is right (or wrong), I will voice it, but then I will also sit down to a move and dinner with that someone, I will invite them to dinner, I will talk to them on the phone and invite them to my wedding/birthday etc. Because I accept them and the decisions they made as their own and not anything to with me and MY relationship with God. They will deal with whatever happens on their own....how does that affect me again? Oh that is right...IT DOESN'T. Don't get me wrong, respect their belief's by all means but I just wonder what answer they have to that. I am sure they have one, but I am just as sure there is something else out there to counter with.

My religion is not perfect. The other day a leader in our church publicly said that basically, women should accept what they have achieved so far and stop pushing for more; to basically, get back in the kitchen, have babies and be happy with that!. Don't worry, all of us that know better laugh it off as the personal belief on someone stuck back in the day and not what the Presidency of the church asked her to say....and that she shouldn't really be in charge of our youth. But, to others, they are going to be offended, use this as a soundbite, an excuse to diss the church etc etc. That is where faith comes in.

My point is, the Church is run by people, and people are made to error. Accept that, find your own relationship with your religion (and no, that is not an encouragement to pick and choose the things you like. If you believe, you need to follow....who cares if you think it is stupid and no one does that these days, it won't hurt you to follow it either now will it.) But regardless of all it's faults, even my religion, which excommunicates people from the church, will not shun them. Quite the opposite.  They may be "kicked" out of the church, but they are always welcome back with open arms and even encouraged. More attention and acceptance is given to help them find their way instead of punishing and ridicule. At least, that is what should happen and what is supposed to happen. I cannot account for everyone as there are zealots and people on the wrong path in our Church just as there is in any other.

Rant done.