Not exact matches
Though
what you say, may stereotype some actual people in the «
church» today, I think most people attend
out of love for their God and spiritual nourishment.
They go
out of their way to tell me how impressed they are and
what a wonderful change he's brought into the
church.
And when you say, «chased
out of the
churches,»
what do you mean?
Bottom line is this, keep it
out of the public square; learn to respect others beliefs / disbeliefs; stop trying to tell LGBT they are wrong; stop trying to tell women
what they can and can't do with their bodies; stop trying to push bogus creationism crap (backed with zero evidence) on innocent children in the public school system; just stop pushing it outside your home or
church.
You CAN still reproduce by having relations with memebers
of the opposite gender, that is obvious,
what you are missing
out on is that to ensure that people didn't prefer same gender relationships over the opposite gender relationships, it was made a sin punishable by death to avoid any kind possible population reduction from members
of the
church.
Why are you listening to black clerics over this issue, Blacks are having more kids
out of wed lock than whites, they are also like white, living in sin, but the
church's say nothing about having babies without a husband or sitting in
church and living in sin, talk about glass houses, and besides the marriages are Cival marriage not religious marriage,
what a bunch
of hipocrites..
What will be said
of the
church's effort to reach
out to those who are in need in this crisis?
Regardless
of what Galileo's beliefs were, the fact remains that the
church didn't like being told that its science was
out of date.
There are still some kinks to be worked
out with all
churches,
of course, but at least it's more
of a progress than
what I am reading and seeing back in North America.
Part
of this how the first century
church exploded
out of nothing from men who, by all accounts, shouldn't have been able to pull it off; part
of it is seeing (actually a big part
of it) is seeing
what God has done in my life — answered prayer that, by all accounts, shouldn't have been answered.
We have people who come to
church in jeans, we have people who will shout
out «Hallelujah» if the like
what is being said, or repeat the chorus
of hymns.
Some
of the same
churches I've been to, You left some
out, tho... only if she wears a head covering... as long as she doesn't wear makeup or jewelry (wedding ring and denominational pin excepted)... no peep toe shoes, especially with toenail polish... if
what she is doing gets bigger than
what the men are doing, she's
out (Thats a real big one)... only if she'll do it on a volunteer basis and never expects an honorarium, even if she speaks at the main Sunday service.
The message that Christians live well, on average, is glossed over because that's the opposite
of what the teachers think gets kids
out of churches.
If I were to live up to my experiences as a child, I wouldn't have a woman doing anything in a
church or a classroom because
what I saw then was
out of control aggression and bullying.
Mankowski, who holds quite different views on ordaining women, agrees with Weakland that it would have been much better if the writers
of the pastoral came right
out and said
what they mean by lamenting the sins
of sexism in a hierarchical
church.
I had the option
of converting to Catholicism when I married my husband and chose not to because
of what I saw as a
church run by a bunch
of old, white men
out of touch with the needs
of women and people
of diverse backgrounds.
I need to point
out that Freedom
of Speech would disappear — our
churches would tell us how to vote and
what to say and think.
When the U.S. Muslim community sounds
out LOUD and CLEAR, without equivocation, and immediately against all forms
of terrorism, including all aggressive religious intolerance for human rights, women's right, children, equal protection under the law, the respect for other religions to coexist, the right to free speech, and the ability to separate
church from state, IF THEY FINALLY DO THAT AND LOUDLY, then we will begin to feel comfortable that they are truly embracing American ideals and here to join us, not to oppose, defy, or undermine
what we hold dear.
It is this type
of judgmental, blind naiivety to
what the world is really like that drives my generation
out of the
church.
He invited as all to a discover your gifts series
of Bible studies, to find
out what we could do in
church.
- Pope to Mass
of millions: Get
out of church — What we learned about Pope Francis in Brazil — Massive crowd attends prayer service with pope — Why millennials are leaving the church — Pope Francis tells youth that faith cures discontent — «Slum pope» visits Brazil's poor — X.XX Church pastor: Weiner is an addict, not a joke — Security raised to «high risk» for pope in Brazil — A nightmare day for the pope's security detail — Explosive found near sit
church —
What we learned about Pope Francis in Brazil — Massive crowd attends prayer service with pope — Why millennials are leaving the
church — Pope Francis tells youth that faith cures discontent — «Slum pope» visits Brazil's poor — X.XX Church pastor: Weiner is an addict, not a joke — Security raised to «high risk» for pope in Brazil — A nightmare day for the pope's security detail — Explosive found near sit
church — Pope Francis tells youth that faith cures discontent — «Slum pope» visits Brazil's poor — X.XX
Church pastor: Weiner is an addict, not a joke — Security raised to «high risk» for pope in Brazil — A nightmare day for the pope's security detail — Explosive found near sit
Church pastor: Weiner is an addict, not a joke — Security raised to «high risk» for pope in Brazil — A nightmare day for the pope's security detail — Explosive found near site pope
What if the reality is «religion» — which unfortunately a large part
of the
church has become — died on the cross, and was re-birthed as the Bride in the resurrection: they just haven't figured it
out yet.
Isn't it time for you people to study the publications
of the
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter - day Saints (Mormons) yourself, to find
out what they REALLY believe?
Philip Larkin's «
Church Going» comes to mind: Yet stop I did: in fact I often do, And always end much at a loss like this, Wondering
what to look for; wondering, too, When churches fall completely out of use What we shall turn them into, if we shall keep A few cathedrals chronically on show, Their parchment, plate, and pyx in locked cases, And let the rest rent - free to rain and sh
what to look for; wondering, too, When
churches fall completely
out of use
What we shall turn them into, if we shall keep A few cathedrals chronically on show, Their parchment, plate, and pyx in locked cases, And let the rest rent - free to rain and sh
What we shall turn them into, if we shall keep A few cathedrals chronically on show, Their parchment, plate, and pyx in locked cases, And let the rest rent - free to rain and sheep.
If you want to know more about The
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter - day Saints, please visit http://www.lds.org Find
out for yourself and not just based on
what others said who also might be listening from others.
But like Kelli said, to find
out what members
of the
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter - Day Saints really believe, talk to one.
The lyric «You're so open - minded that your brains leaked
out» was always reminding me
of what churches were telling me; that based on the Bible almost everything we do outside
of what the
church teaches and does, is evil.
The way you find
out about a religion is not listening to a bunch
of bigots but by asking memebers
of the
church what they believe.
hey G, I am acquainted with your theory there... it is called Preterism... it is the standard interpretation
of Revelation given by liberals... I walked away from that belief and the
church I was raised in when I found
out what they are teaching... Nope, the book
of revelation is not a «code» for the events
of the day at the time
of the fall
of Jerusalem.
I say this not
out of some romantic notion
of the
Church, but
out of an honest realism
of what really counts.
We are in the process
of finding a non-Calvinist
church (at least among the leadership) and I am finding
out what a strong segment
of the
church population is now Calvinist.
The
church is
what's been holding us back scientifically and socially for thousands
of years, and if religion (not just Christianity, but ALL
of them) petered
out, the world would be a better place.
Throughout most
of church history, the term «mission» meant
what believers were «sent
out» to do — to propagate Christianity by making converts and establishing
churches.
A few years back i was being led by god to help some homeless people.I'll tell you about the first homeless lady.my girls and i were driving by a liquor store and i seen a girl a lady sitting next to her cart.god showed me through his eyes the hurt she was living with.he spoke to my heart and said, don't pass her up.i turned around whent back and asked her if she was hungry.she was in shock and said yes.god told me to tell her that she is loved.she started crying and had me call her family so she can go home.anyways after that i joind a
church and told them and asked to start a homeless ministry.i was told yes and all
of a sudden i started getting pushed aside and they took over the homeless ministry.i feel lost and hurt.now i feel like god is telling me to leave the
church.i quit going
out with the group because
of what happened.i don't know
what to do.now i feel lost.
It did this through having me take a tough look at myself and
what I think I should be «getting
out of church» and
what God actually wants for me.
Community has to emerge
out of a oneness
of spirit, which is
what the early
church had.
Holiness for me was found in the mess and labour
of giving birth, in birthday parties and community pools, in the battling sweetness
of breastfeeding, in the repetition
of cleaning, in the step
of faith it took to go back to
church again, in the hours
of chatting that have to precede the real heart - to - heart talks, in the yelling at my kids sometimes, in the crying in restaurants with broken hearted friends, in the uncomfortable silences at our bible study when we're all weighing whether or not to say
what we really think, in the arguments inherent to staying in love with each other, in the unwelcome number on the scale, in the sounding
out of vowels during bedtime book reading, in the dust and stink and heat
of a tent city in Port au Prince, in the beauty
of a soccer game in the Haitian dust, in the listening to someone else's story, in the telling
of my own brokenness, in the repentance, in the secret telling and the secret keeping, in the suffering and the mourning, in the late nights tending sick babies, in confronting fears, in the all
of a life.
My question is this:
what would it take for the American
church at large (American
church in this case meaning mainline denominations, other individual sects like the Mennonites with their huge variety
of conservative to liberal congregations, nondenominational
churches of all sizes mega and not, etc.) to make a concerted effort to call
out abuse demonstrated by clergy in both
church, public, and private settings?
Just
out of curiosity, back when you were «one
of the champions in the
church proudly speaking
out against the threat
of the homosexual offenders»
what were the reasons you used to argue for that position?
Rev. DeForest Soaries, Jr., a senior pastor at First Baptist
Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey, laid out what he believes are three roles of the church in educ
Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey, laid
out what he believes are three roles
of the
church in educ
church in education.
With honor and high regard for men and women alike, it beautifully portrays the wonder
of what can happen when we take our places together and walk
out the gifts and callings that God has placed within us as His
Church.
I ALREADY know the answer... that's why I said
what I said earlier... at MY place
of worship (
CHURCH by the way) pretty much everyone is liberal about that... cause they have recognized they have ability to tune people
out
Often I am told that my expectations are unrealistic, that
church isn't about getting
what I want
out of it, but rather about putting more
of myself into it.
Over the past half century or so, too many parts
of the Catholic world have come to think
of «reform» as something we conjure up from our own cleverness, as if we must puzzle
out what makes the
Church «relevant.»
this is not true, we are told to judge righteously and God judges unbelievers but we are to judge believers, sin must be taken
out of the
church, read your bible again,
what happened with the man that was fornicating with his mother in law, did nt Paul judge him, did nt he say for the
church to judge him and put him away from the
church, remove him?
Evangelical
church and in fact all torch bearer
of morality should come
out and advocate ban on assault weapons and all kinds
of violence if they truly believe in
what they teach.
What was the last thing you did
out of «love» for someone who regularly attends
church?
What's wrong when people can get kicked
out of churches for getting pregnant or being gay, but not for being unloving or prejudiced?
Social Christianity (which on the whole is simple socialism), the Bekenntnis Kirche (which, once Hitlerism was defeated, merely aligned itself with anti-Hitlerism, thus with
what might be called socio - communism), the ideas
of Reinhold Niebuhr (which, while solidly thought
out, affected neither
church nor society)-- all have failed.
And as it turns
out, though many
of the believers in these
churches know their Bibles well, few
of them actually live
out what they know in their day - to - day lives, nor are they reaching
out with the gospel, which challenges the idea that these sorts
of churches are actually doing a good job making disciples.