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Originally Posted by Blubayou
I am all for giving honor to whom honor is due- and I respect and honor the ministry- I also feel we should treat our visitors as honored guests no matter their station in life. There is a New Testament basis for this, also. 
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No argument there.
Thing is, thought, he didn't say he
wasn't treated as an honored guest before they knew he was a minister. ... just that they made a point to quickly notify the pastor on the platform, once they saw that he was a minister.
(I think Paul said something about ministers of the Word being worthy of "double honor" 1 Tim 5:17)
I thought that was a very positive and courteous gesture, befitting a minister of the Word. I didnt find it distressing at all