Not exact matches
And he must have felt just as elated when he saw masses
of people stream
out of homes and
houses of worship onto the streets and bridges
of Cairo, chanting «Peacefully, peacefully» as they faced riot police and tear gas on their way to Tahrir Square.
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.
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.
I may not be a Christian, but I can tell you one thing, the only time I know
of that Jesus went to a place
of worship like the one I attended last Sunday, it is my understanding that he turned over their tables, called them thieves, and ran them all
out so that they could think about what the
house of God was really supposed to be.
Yes, the government should stay
out of everyone's bedroom and
houses of worship so that religious shamans (charlatans all!)
If you want to put a shout -
out to your religious beliefs in public in hopes
of attracting believers (or non-believers), fine — churches & other
houses of worship do it all the time.
your point
of him just making an mountain
out of a mole hill... i agree to a point but the fact remains that religion in the military should not be there... religion belongs in one place, the
house of worship!
The panel voted unanimously to deny University Bible Fellowship
of a permit to conduct
worship services
out of the single - family
house at 556 Lowden Ave.
Due to language in the bill, it is up to the
houses of worship to decide whether or not to perform same - sex marriage ceremonies, but those who choose not to may be missing
out.
HOUSE DIVIDED: NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL, 9/8: «The New York City Police Department's indefensible program
of spying on law - abiding Muslims in their neighborhoods and
houses of worship has turned
out to be even more aggressive than earlier reports had shown.»
House of Worship — I never advocate pulling
out an «elevator speech» on Yom Kippur, but religious institutions often put people in a friendly, spiritual, non-threatening environment.
Our trained and experienced educators reach
out to people in schools, colleges,
houses of worship, community - based organizations, juvenile detention centers and shelters.
They call it the «kids living room» because they have a large family room on the back side
of the
house, and this is where the kids hang
out when the
worship team gets together back there.