I enjoyed the original post, but the comments quickly degenerated into what the problem is to begin with: we start drawing lines around what we need to agree and disagree on in order to even sit at the same table.  Why does one have to agree with one’s list of requirements and doctrinal points in order to even come "attend" a meeting?  Agreeing or disagreeing with each other on doctrinal issues does not matter in this context - we do not get to decide who is and who is not "in the Body" and furthermore, being physically together does not "unite" the Body in such a way that it overcomes denominational lines.

A few years ago a guy named Frank Viola wrote a book titled Pagan Christianity, in which he explores many of those issues related to practices and supposed doctrine developed over time by the church.  He raises some very real possibilities about how to accomodate each other’s differences in a home-based or family-based environment. 

Ultimately, if the Body of Christ has evolved over the years to become an intellectual exercise of propositional statements, I do not want to be part of it.