Sentences with phrase «issues big churches»

It's sad, and almost embarrassing to identify as a Christian at times because of the simplicity of the issues big churches choose to «champion.»

Not exact matches

In fact, let me quote the NP::» The issue of being gay in the church is a very real issue today, one I wish to address and deal with,» ---- And so, when you say to me::: «you have a big thing about gays...,» David's words say it all ------»... being gay in the church is a very real issue today.»

There is a big difference between supporting a party or candidate (which is inappropriate for a church), and standing behind a particular issue or ballot measure (which is completely allowable).

The Holocaust is simply the biggest club available for liberal Catholics to use against traditional Catholic teaching — especially on issues relating to sexuality, including abortion, contraception, celibacy, and the role of women in the Church».

Pope Benedict XVI discusses some of the biggest issues facing the Catholic church in a book of interviews being released Tuesday - a book that has already caused controversy over his remarks on condoms.

It seems like your continued attempt to discount the issues I've brought up about the mormon church has proven to be a big stress factor for you both today.

The bigger issue with his «Christianities» stem from the church he claimed to have attended for long is an imposter (what many call a church of hate), his conversion coincides with the start of his political career, he's never given any account of why he converted to Christianity (people who do convert invariably have very specific reasons), and in one of his books he vows that he will stand with Islam.

This gets into one of the biggest, yet, from what I have seen, least addressed issues in the House - Church movement: «How to teach the Bible, when there is an ever expanding crowd of students?»

I think my biggest issue was that such a big wedge had developed between the progressive and conservative churches after the bombing of the World Trade Center that there was no space in between.

David Kinnaman's UnChristian signaled that many Christians have concluded the big problem is that the evangelical church has aligned itself on the wrong side of some social issues, or with social issues that have little or no cultural cachet — and thus they move to champion more popular social...

That is a huge issue in my books, much bigger than a pastor who leads a congregation of a church that seats 1200 people... really.

«I think the big issue is how you are defining «church.»

The big issue in the church today is survival — for the preacher, career survival.

A Christian solicitor said job discrimination against disabled people is a big issue that the Church... More

There were deep divisions, but there was also a strong focus on worship, regular Bible study and an agenda that focused on the big issues of the world as well as the church, so that no one issue was seen as dominating the entire church.

They, the Church, are making this a bigger issue than it needs to be.

Is there one thing you see as the biggest issue / blind spot for the church, an area where Christianity is failing to live up to its promise and purpose?

As Novak wrestles with the complexity involved even in defining social justice, evangelical leaders think they can handle the big issues of the day in a way that helps the church in trite servings of 140 characters or less.

In a recent survey, it concluded attracting new worshippers amid falling attendance was the biggest issue facing Welsh churches.

I do think this is a bigger issue in the gay world, though, and I believe that just shows how important the church is in our lives.

While I can not speak to all other churches on Sunday mornings, but I have been to a bunch and this «biggest issue» is not worrying about the Islamic or Hindu temple opening up down the block.

But, I think that this is a big issue — and institutions, colleges, and churches need to do more.

It seems strange that we can all hear God on fairly trivial matters — which church to attend, which course to study, which job to take — but on big issues dividing the Church, we seem to hear much less clchurch to attend, which course to study, which job to take — but on big issues dividing the Church, we seem to hear much less clChurch, we seem to hear much less clearly.

And crucially, churches in the U.S. have just begun to take up this issue in big numbers, which they see as a moral issue of not just protecting God's Creation, but also not inflicting direct harm on helpless people around the world.A new coalition of environmentalists, aid groups, and churches have been pivotal in changing the momentum for the new «Climate Security Act» co-sponsored by Senator John Warner.