A pastor colleague said, “Pastors are told to hide their true beliefs from their congregations in order to keep their jobs.”
I asked, “Told by whom?”
Pastors have as much power as anyone in a church to shape who is told what; ministry is largely a vocation of persuasion. The job largely consists of telling people what you believe and trying to convince them to believe likewise.
I’m still waiting on an answer.
I love your challenging question. My usual version is “Says who?” But this works, too.