Sentences with phrase «churches much harm»
«When taking vows as elders at Coral Ridge, each individual commits before God to strive for the purity, peace, and unity of the church,» Coral Ridge stated to CT. «We are saddened that these two elders failed in their vows by withholding this information regarding our former senior pastor, which has since caused many families and churches much harm.»
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However, with their belief intact, the bigotry within much of the church in general has done irreparable harm to countless individuals.
the church has traditionally done so much more harm than good to those whose orientation differs from the perceived norm.
8 With respect to those who refuse to accept Castilian sovereignty and the Christian faith the document includes this clause: «If you do not do it... with the help of God I will use all my power against you and will battle you everywhere and in every possible way, and you will be subject to the yoke and obedience of the Church and their Highnesses, and I will take your people and your women and children, and make them slaves, and as much I will send them, and I will inflict on you all the harm and damage possible.»
Knowing so much, perhaps too much, we can no longer believe in things that we know to be untrue, and we can no longer support a church that continues to do so much harm to so many people.
Now, let us even assume that the 25 % of you are truly blessed, and we are not, let us look at how much harm these 25 % have caused to humanity — often in the name of God (need I talk about Crusades, witch hunts, child molestation by church, oppression of females etc etc).