There are all kinds of challenges that can arise — what about the early dementia member whose condition is such that you really can’t tell the entire meeting in spite of the behaviour being disruptive.

For example: I find much of the post titled “Conflict in Meeting” very interesting but tedious in length. Pressure of speech?

I also think there are multiple meanings of “integrity”, and the most common meaning — “being true to yourself” — is not very compatible with organized religion, which demands that we let go a little from ourselves in order to be with others.

The word “integrity” comes from the Latin word integer, which means “complete”, “undivided”, or “whole”. The type of integrity that is taught in scripture, and encouraged by Christ in our hearts and consciences, has more to do with not dividing ourselves from other people by means of games and falsehoods — making the community complete and whole by our own fufilment of our duties toward it — and only by implication refers to not dividing ourselves from factual honesty in our dealings with others. That kind of integrity is very compatible with organized religion, because it is precisely that kind of integrity that drives us to stick with a congregation even when the congregation is being difficult.