Sentences with phrase «why be a member of a church»

Why be a member of a church dedicated to the deification of what you don't believe in?

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For example, you might explain what it means to you to be a member of the Church, why you choose to be part of the Church, why you love the Church.

You don't have to make any radical changes all at once, or go as far as HFASS and Gregory of Nyssa, but doing things differently now and then actually enriches the inherent beauty of the liturgy and reminds both longtime members and newbies why it's so central and so important to the life of your church.

In other chapters, Wuthnow examines further significant questions, such as who goes to church or not, why different religious traditions are gaining and losing members, faith and the Internet, recent trends in religious beliefs and spirituality, the role of families in faith formation, and generational differences when it comes to religion and public life.

Why, for example, was Newman so scathingly critical (even sarcastic) of the Established Church in Anglican Difficulties and yet so genuinely (if moderately) appreciative of the genuine graces given to him during his days as a member of the Church of England in the Apologia?

Logically, it is difficult to see why the gay rights agenda should stop at the door of the church; churches have already been sued for violating the civil rights of members censured for practicing homosexual sodomy.

I don't understand why gay men and women would even want to be part of an organization that clearly doesn't accept them as they are... they must forgo intimate relationships to be members of this church?

Any religion that teaches hate of anything but what God hates such as fornication idolotry or murder is not a true Christian there is only one Christian faith that has never been accused of doing nothing but teach people the bible going door to door but this is why people ridicule them for doing what the bible says they do nt charge for their material they do nt have communions they do nt pay their members for 2 years or send them to a college for doing so they do nt pay the speakers like other churches and they do nt hate anyone based on any reason they only give them bible knowledge then once they know the knowledge its their choice what to do with it.

Ejiofor says he understands why religious institutions work the way they do, but that it's complicated to see how the outcasting of a member of a church unfolds.

Or, allow me to be a member of a Catholic church where my money goes to support the legal bills of child molesters, while schools are closing all over the country (hmmm — can't imagine why enrollment is down).

Just curious, whether you are white, black, Asian, Hispanic or other, if the couple getting married isn't a member of the church (or at least one of the couple) why would they even want to get married there anyway?

Since I'm not a member of the community nor particularly devout I saw no reason to join that church for the long term or even attend a second time, but I can understand why a religiously conflicted young - Obama might have found God in such a place.

We wonder why there is so much unease in the hearts of members of Christian orders and of priests, why so few deep conversions are effected in China despite the flood of missionaries, why the Christian Church, with all its superiority of benevolence and devotion, yet makes so little appeal to the working masses.

One of the reasons why churches have not stimulated the growth of their members more is the passive follow - the - leader posture of many lay persons and the one - man - show self - image of many ministers.

In the present decade, while the Christian Church has slowly declined to 1.3 million members, the Churches of Christ have achieved a membership of approximately 2.5 million; the two wings of the «Reformation» seem classic examples of the contrasting religious patterns assessed by Dean Kelley in Why Conservative Churches Are Growing (Harper & Row, 1972).

My family and I were led to believe we were members of a «special» group — that we had a «different» calling than other churches, which was why we had to work harder and sacrifice more than the average Christian.

Member of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group Nia Griffith MP offered a detailed contribution on why the Church of England is not the established Church of the United Kingdom.

Speaking about why they decided to enter into the partnership, Bishop Ronnie Crudup, Senior Pastor of New Horizon said: «New Horizon Church International is a congregation that wants to see each of our members have opportunities to make lasting, good relational connections.

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