But there are always going to be a lot
of houses of worship in Rockland County no matter what.
Not exact matches
This includes donor - advised funds at
houses of worship and as well as those that have a mission to serve a particular faith group or
in the name
of a particular faith, such as Jewish Federations or Catholic Community Foundations.
We don't want to prevent you from
worshipping, praying or doing whatever it is that you do, So pray at church, pray at home, pray
in your car, at your friends
house,
in the street, on top
of a mountain, wherever, whenever, however you want.
But since we set as the central point
of this perception and
of this profession
of belief the maintenance and hence the security for the future
of a being formed by God, we thus serve the maintenance
of a divine work and fulfill a divine will — not
in the secret twilight
of a new
house of worship, but openly before the face
of the Lord... Our
worship is exclusively the cultivation
of the natural, and for that reason, because natural, therefore God - willed.
David Garcia, a former gang member who now Ministers at the
House of Worship Christian Center, believes that troubled kids will be the ones most hurt by the ban: «
In schools there's a lot
of violence going on.
For almost a decade, Misty Edwards has been a
worship leader at the International
House of Prayer
in Kansas City, Mo..
«Old English cirice, circe «church, public place
of worship; Christians collectively,» from West Germanic * kirika (cf. Old Saxon kirika, Old Norse kirkja, Old Frisian zerke, Middle Dutch kerke, Dutch kerk, Old High German kirihha, German Kirche), probably [see note
in OED] from Greek kyriake (oikia), kyriakon doma «Lord's (
house),» from kyrios «ruler, lord,» from PIE root * keue - «to swell» - etymonline.com
Religious belief should live
in the believers» hearts and
houses of worship, and should be removed from the public square entirely.
The 9/11 Unity Walk, now
in its seventh year, drew diverse participants from across the United States to engage with each other at 13 different
houses of worship along Washington's Embassy Row.
Nobody ever talks about the sign
in front
of almost every
house of worship talking about the coming sermon, or any other form
of religious advertising — and those outnumber anything atheists do by an order
of magnitude.
Meanwhile, Iraq's beleagured president Nouri al - Maliki accused the organisation
of trying to destroy the «centuries - old heritage»
of Christians
in Iraq, he said: «What is being done by the Daesh terrorist gang [ISIS] against our Christian citizens
in Ninevah province, and their aggression against the churches and
houses of worship in the areas under their control, reveals beyond any doubt the extremist criminal and terrorist nature
of this group, he said.
I bet they believe
in the presence
of god so much more than the dudes who spend their Sundays (or Saturdays)
in their respective
houses of worship but really are more interested
in the sports scores than they are
in singing hallelujah.
The blasts mark the second holiday season that bombs have hit Christian
houses of worship in the west African nation.
Keepit
in your heart, your home, and your
house of worship only.
Kinda like religions making stuff up to get people
in their
houses of worship so they can make money.
The requirement to practice religion only
in registered places
of worship creates a Catch - 22 for Russian Protestants, who are often blocked by the state from obtaining property on which to build those
houses of worship, Pentecostal Union deputy bishop Konstantin Bendas told Forum 18.
All
of this church - based political activity makes me uneasy about casting ballots
in houses of worship, especially those festooned with political signs.
I know that most people
in my
worshiping community have never heard
of these folks — they're too busy
housing homeless folks, working with the Interfaith Food Shuttle, and practicing the Prayer
of Examen
in our small groups.
People who attend a
house of worship at least once a week account for roughly four
in 10 voters.
CNN: Arkansas to allow concealed guns
in churches The Arkansas
House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a measure that would allow concealed guns to be carried
in churches and
houses of worship, and the governor's office says it plans to sign the bill.
But it is also an active
house of worship in the Episcopalian Church, said the Cathedral's dean, Gary Hall.
After closed - door conversations with the White
House going back to November, the cardinal -
in - waiting challenged the White
House over an insurance mandate from the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services that forced religious institutions, except for
houses of worship, to provide insurance plans that included coverage for contraceptives.
In November 2008, at the opening ceremony for our new location, I handed Bill back the key to his
house of worship.
Seven
in ten white evangelicals said churches, synagogues, and other
houses of worship contribute to solving social problems (70 %), down from 86 percent
in 2008.
The vision United Pursuit had for the Banks
House pales
in comparison to what they believe God is calling them to do next: Raise $ 100,000
in 30 days to purchase a 10,000 - square - foot abandoned warehouse
in the heart
of downtown Knoxville, and transform it into a hub for Christian community, creativity and
worship.
Suddenly the tiny
worship gatherings
in the living room
of the Banks
House didn't seem so tiny.
A handful
of people started showing up every week to
worship in the living room
of the Banks
House.
The Soviet Union had a long history
of state atheism,
in which social success largely required individuals to profess atheism and stay away from
houses of worship; this att itude was especially militant during the middle Stalinist era from 1929 — 1939.
There's always a great spirit
of worship and love for one another lifting up the name
of the Lord Jesus Christ he is worthy and deserves Our Praise whether we are at home or
in the
house of God.
Number 2 not going to church can be harmful to you not to them this is the problem with many Christians claiming they can serve God at home rather than going to the
house of God it's not a social service you are doing when you go to Church you don't go for hypocrites they are not Christians they are wolves
in sheep clothing your example
of worship is always needed.
There is no other reason to be given why you have not gone to hell, since you have sat here
in the
house of God, provoking his pure eyes by your sinful wicked manner
of attending his solemn
worship.
Nuisance troublemaking against Christians goes on quite unnoticed
in the smaller towns and villages, but the problem
in Islamabad became a cause célèbre because a number
of diplomats
worship in the
house parish that seeks to build a permanent church.
In fact, it's surprising Rush doesn't burst into flames when he drives by a church or other
house of worship.
But I can have a statue
of a deer
in my
house, if I wish, and if I'm not bowing down and
worshiping it, then it's not an object
of worship.
Of course, you don't want a Buddah or whatever statue (a religious icon)
in your
house because that is the only thing that they are used for, religious
worship.
I'm, struck by how many
houses of worship have come down
in earthquakes, often killing those praying inside.
His strong support
of Richard Nixon evident through his willingness to hold
worship services
in the White
House, aided Nixon and Kissinger as they bombed Cambodian civilians.
But we can make life very miserable for said speakers by sit -
ins / walk - arounds by their misguided church, hosing them down as firemen conduct fire drills
in areas where these «speakers» spout their «stupidities», insti - tute a tax on all «
houses of worthless
worship» and sue them for false advertising
of beliefs that are simply con games.
A fire that broke out early Monday destroyed the
worship house of the Islamic Society
of Joplin, a small mosque serving about 50 families
in the southwest Missouri city.
You mean the building
of enormous churches and mosques (etc) that cost tens
of millions
of dollars -
of those who attend them who are living
in huge
houses with expensive cars that go on exotic vacations several weeks a year - all who
worship someone who said to give everything (that is all) to the poor?
Note the following truths
in all
houses of «worthless
worship» and Sunday services / segregations will cease.
Douthat believes that there is a full scale war being waged by secularists against the free expression
of Judaism and Christianity (
in particular) outside
of house of worship walls, and gets into some reasons for the attack on the first liberty area mentioned
in the First Amendment.
One
of the ancient prophets — the same, indeed, who spoke
of the «king coming
in gentleness» — also drew a picture
of a good time to come when men
of all nations will go up to Jerusalem to
worship the King, the Lord
of hosts; and on that day the prophet adds, «there shall no more be a trader
in the
house of the Lord
of hosts,» 11 Jesus was offering symbolically a fulfillment
of that prophecy,
in line with his basic affirmation that the kingdom
of God is here.
As for the foreigners who adhere to the Lord to
worship him, to love his name, and to be his servants... I will bring them to my holy mount and make them joyful
in my
house of prayer.
Restored
houses of worship are strategic
in that they carry so many connotations — ethnic, familial, congregational and personal.
In particular, I photograph
houses of worship, whose bricks and clapboard, stained glass and steel are often the largest and most visible manifestations
of religious faith.
challenged Gary Locke, current U.S. Secretary
of Commerce and President Obama's nominee for the next ambassador to China, to
worship at an unregistered
house church instead
of a Three - Self Patriotic Movement state church
in order to «publicly identify with the persecuted.»
We are not powerless and fearful, not us: and so I pray and I work; I make coffee
in the morning and hot meals to gather around the table at suppertime; I
worship and sing out words
of promise and praise; I raise children and read good books; I pray for my enemies and write letters and send money and show up to fold clothes and drop off meals with an extra bag
of groceries; I advocate with the marginalized and amplify the oppressed and antagonize the Empire with a grin on my face; I will honour those who get after the work
of the Kingdom and celebrate; I learn how to listen to those with whom I disagree; I abandon the idea that we can baptize sinful practices
in the name
of sacred purposes; I will stand
in the middle
of the field near my
house with my face turned up to the rain and consider it a minor baptism.
In seven chapters, the author raises questions about belonging to a local church, observing the Lord's Supper, church leadership structures, tithing, preaching,
worship, and the church building as the «
House of God.»
Brothers and sisters, when you have a government that says «we can decide whether or not a
house of worship can be constructed based upon the theological beliefs
of that
house of worship,» then there are going to be Southern Baptist churches
in San Francisco and New York and throughout this country who are not going to be able to build.