i went by a church this morning that has a neon lights sign with a digital read out that was scrolling «something for everybody».
Not exact matches
Last week, HBO released a documentary on the
Church of Scientology (COS), called
Going Clear, which was watched
by 1.7 million people (not counting those who streamed online), more than any HBO documentary in nearly a decade.
Church and his team attempted to solve the obesity puzzle
by mining U.S. federal job data
going back to the early 1960s.
It should be clear
by now that Antioch's problem is not the same as those expressed
by the other dissenting
churches; rather, it
goes to the heart of how a council can be held at all.
The irony being that he was threatened
by the
church for
going against the whole «god did it» argument, which is what this guy was trying to claim, and has nothing to do with «real science»
Our service is an outreach to the community, for people who have been hurt
by church in the past, non believers, people who are feel they are outcasts, etc.We run with no budget, all the offering
goes to a need in the community, tonight its
going to a senior that lost everything in a house fire.
(1)
Churches on base of all religions are funded
by the government... yes, your tax dollars are paying for me to be able to enjoy whichever religious service of the 10 denominations that my small base has (not Fort Bragg)... and if I want to be Christian one day, switch to Muslim another, or Jewish another then your tax dollars are still
going to pay for me to have freedom of choosing my religion on base.
Classical radio has
gone by the wayside, fewer kids take instrumental lessons, cartoons no longer use classical music, and
churches no longer play songs older than a few decades old.
I know my parent's
went to
church b / c they were forced,
by fear of their parents and «Damnation».
This is all about control with religion and it has to stop.Gay people getting married doesn't have anything to do with straight people getting married.People are so full of hatred and disrespect it isn't funny.I'm glad this has come out now, because it really shows how evil people really are.But these people who are so into GOD, the Bible,
Church, and the only way of life they live 4 god,
by god are the 1s who prmote
going around the world starting WARS, killing innocent women, men, children and families because Jesus guides them in everything they do.That is a crock of B.S. if I ever heard it.They will continus to use GOD and continue their EVIL ways to get whatever they want and CONTROL who ever they can.
In response to Pope Francis» message on the evils of love of money, Wasilla Barbie (aka sarah palin) stated she was «taken aback
by the pope's liberal statements», rush limbaugh has called the pope a «Marxist» and stuart varney publicly rejected the Pope outright, saying he simply has to «
go to
church to save my soul».
@justtheweighiam, I've been
by that (I'm not
going to use the word
church) building many times, but never in it.
If coverage in our magazine is anything to
go by, homosexuality is one of the most debated topics in recent
Church history.
I don't think that she finds the fact that people in their 20's and 30's are
going to
churches led
by male pastors disturbing: It's that they're attending
churches where a female pastor would not even be an * option *.
The family of 12 - year - old Charlie Saunders and his dad, Peter, who died when a hiking weekend
went tragically wrong, are being supported
by the
church.
Seriously, let's
go down the logic path you propose — that gay marriage is sin that should be treated differently
by the
church than adultery, forced marriage to the man that date - rapes, and the assurance that each bride is a true virgin.
That is not to say we should not take the journey for ourselves; it simply means that there are maps drawn
by those who have
gone before — from the saints in Scripture to the Fathers of the
Church.
As a female pastor for 14 years I've been discouraged
by the growing trend of 20 - 30's who are
going in huge numbers to
churches that do not allow female pastors.
If the past few years are anything to
go by, this growing interest in strong relationships between the LCMS and other confessing Christian
churches is likely to continue into President Harrison's second term.
BUT... if the
Church is
going to claim and treat sexual deviance (if in fact that is what they believe it is) with such force over and against all other indiscretions, how do they justify that... and how isn't it hypocritical of them when they simply wink at other things that are clearly outlined
by Jesus» own words as grievous.
Now why don't you
go talk to the thousands of ex-Mormons who have been shunned
by their family and friends for the rest of their lives just because they disagreed with certain
church teachings.
The problem has not
gone away, however, a fact that was perhaps most stunningly confirmed
by the jaw - dropping news that a crackpot September 11 conspiracy book, written
by a «process» theologian from Claremont, is being published and marketed
by the official press of the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.), Westminster John Knox Press.
This is theological exegesis at its finest: informed
by historical - critical scholarship, but
going far beyond the biblical dissecting room to show how the experience of the Risen Christ both formed the
Church and impelled it into mission.
We were just
going to press with an issue that included an outstanding article
by Father Paul Mankowski, S.J., on the second draft of «One in Christ Jesus: A Pastoral Response to the Concerns of Women for
Church and Society.»
They believe that the Russian Orthodox
Church has made a pact with the devil, who
goes by the name of Vladimir Putin.
These beliefs are apparently the ones set forth
by Messrs. Johnson, Hoge, and Luidens in «Mainline
Churches: The Real Reason for Decline» (FT, March 1993): (1) That Christianity is the only religion with a valid claim to truth, (2) that persons can be saved only through Jesus Christ and otherwise
go to hell, and (3) that therefore one should try to convert others to the Christian faith.
I realize it's taught in the catholic
church, but I prefer to
go by what the bible says than to man - made laws.
Churches are created
by man... a form of socialization of a belief but faith is within you and you take your faith with you wherever you
go in life or after.
The survey suggests that while
church attendance patterns over the past three and half decades have been most influenced
by changes in how often Southerners, Catholics and women
go to services, other factors may play a bigger role in the future, Schwadel said, noting how
church attendance had stayed mostly steady despite the demographic changes.
sacraments — true you probably don't need a
church for them — baptism is commanded (for believers), it's special, but not neccesssarily a sacrament, it can be done
by any believer, although possibly it was only the apostles who baptized (I tend to
go with the baptist view on baptism, because that's what I read in the Bible.
I
went to a small town in the midwest to work for a non-profit thinking it'd be like chicken - soup - for the soul... INSTEAD it was a fundamentalist nightmare... it was NOT just small town mindedness... I could hardly find a
church with out people wondering — why is this attractive woman in her early 30's unwed (or at least divorced with 3 kids) people were cold and unfathomable judgmental and sometimes downright hostile eager to quote scriptures seemingly un-lead
by the Holy Spirit.
Somehow those lines hit me hard that I remember
by church days where I cried so hard wondering how I am ever
going to make it or if God would be kind enough to show me grace.
Go to actual publications put out
by the LDS
Church (mormon.org).
Yes, ironic... ironic that the fellow who is on the slow train to hell, who she was warned
by the pastor not to get involved with because he was an atheist, the fellow who has never had anyone in the
church leadership say more than a sentence to when he did
go with her to
church, is the minister behind the minister of coffee.
Adam and Eve After the Pill: Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution,
by Mary Eberstadt (Ignatius Press): The Catholic
Church is
going to spend a lot of the next eighteen months wrestling with the crisis of marriage culture throughout the world, given the two Synods on the subject that Pope Francis has called for October 2014 and October 2015.
Jones» ideas hint that he believes the
Church would be served best
by following its leaders, strong and authoritative though they are, because they will take the
Church and whoever survives the application of its agendas to where it needs to
go.
If he isn't the
church going type then
by all means worship at home but don't publicly
go to
church as a reminder to the American people that your still a believer.
Go to
church, Sunday brunch, stop
by the store and pick up those 40 - watt fluorescent light bulbs you've been needing (you really should consider some softer lighting, though), head home and watch Netflix like you always do on Sunday.
You aren't allowed to be in the
church while the marriage ceremony
goes on unless you are recognized
by the
church or baptised
by the
church.
For those of you offended
by the
church and its members» actions, feel free to
go to the website «All Dead Mormons Are Gay» where you can convert any dead Mormon (except those that died in the Holocaust) from straight to gay for eternity.
In 1972, Southerners
went to
church about six days more a year, but
by 1996 that number had dropped to three days.
Speaking as a millennial who still believes, but no longer
goes to
church because of a book written
by men thousands of years ago.
I'm freer in Christ and so much abler to focus on Jesus
by not
going to «
church.»
So before religion
goes by the way of the horse - and - buggy, someone with a brain in the evangelical
church leadership needs to realize how ridiculous they sound every time they spew scientific nonsense.
Now, I am told
by friends, that this book,» I am a
Church Member», is going to be taught in small groups at the c
Church Member», is
going to be taught in small groups at the
churchchurch.
I was at a
church service a week ago when the guest preacher started off
by telling the crowd that he was
going to offend us.
The pregnancy was overshadowed
by all the upset at
church with the pastor leaving and the
church splitting, and although we did
go back for a short while when they had a new pastor, we moved to a more established
church afterwards.
Not
going to «
Church» seems also to be where a lot of people are as God (maybe) reveals His vision for a new pathway (Brian McLaren We Make the Road
by Walking) that is accessible for all those who have supposedly turned away, the Prodigal story has thoughts here but that's for another day!
But rather than putting such local
churches back under the supervision of «Prop,» put them into trusteeship under the supervision of a reconstituted and re-staffed Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization — just as a failed company that
goes into Chapter 11 bankruptcy is supervised
by a trustee until such time as the company can stand on its own feet again.
But now I say unto you, report those who disagree with you to the
church or denominational authorities, label them heretics or say that they raise «red flags» and let everyone know not to listen to them, criticize their positions without ever
going to them personally to find out what they actually believe and are teaching, align them with other «heretics» without ever researching their books, writings, and messages, and above all, side with your friends against them even if you personally have never been hurt or offended
by them.