LOVE Those few we know in our generation and younger who have
stopped going to church on Sundays have done so for (mostly) one reason: they weren't loved.
Not exact matches
how bout everyone joins reality and
stops going to church to play make - believe - time, lets give political credibility
to the biggest scam artist
on the planet.
Stop going to church, stop believing in their grossly inacurate theology, and stop wasting your money on t
Stop going to church,
stop believing in their grossly inacurate theology, and stop wasting your money on t
stop believing in their grossly inacurate theology, and
stop wasting your money on t
stop wasting your money
on them.
they
go to church on sunday,
stop at the liquor store after services, and watch a fun filled afternoon of good ol' football because that is a peaceful sport that is beneficial
to mankind.
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 sheep.
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.
Every time I
stop going to «
church» and read my Bible and get
on forums like this and pray, I feel a lot closer
to Jesus.
This
church never bothered
to call me
to hear my side of the story
on why I
stopped going and doing things for them.
the catholic
church has helped to spread the horrible disease world - wide by telling people over and over that wearing a condom is a sin, the list goes on... = The Church also says not to have promiscuous seex but that doesn't stop p
church has helped
to spread the horrible disease world - wide by telling people over and over that wearing a condom is a sin, the list
goes on... = The
Church also says not to have promiscuous seex but that doesn't stop p
Church also says not
to have promiscuous seex but that doesn't
stop people.
I do not agree with the catholic teachings so I don't
go to their
church.I
went to a
church for many years and when they
went a different way than what I believe I
stopped going to it.I didn't try
to change them.Government and a
church will never agree
on everything and its not the
church job
to change government and the government should not change a
church beliefs.If you are a member of a
church and do not agree with them anymore you should leave that
church.
I thought about it every single day, nearly quit college, saw a psychiatrist and had
to stop going to this
church because my family saw what was
going on and blamed them even though it was my own doing.
This plunder and revenge plunder
went on for hundreds of years until Pope Urban II rather cleverly came up with a strategy
to stop the warring that was threatening the Catholic
Church's very stability.
so we can all
stop judging eachother and start encouraging others starting with our own family, the word does say that you and your household will be saved, but thats
to much like work its easier
to play christian around your
church you belong
to and play follow the leader and
go around telling people that God loves them tell them all about how they are sinners you know the bit, an thats it
go home and freak out
on your famliy members because their not save like you maybe they are and you cant even tell because they do nt measure up
to your
churches standards even though God says we have all fallen short and that our rightousness is filthy rags, we need
to stop useing the word of God as though we think we know what were doing, do you really think that when God said I will give you all authority He ment you?
Later I did
stop going to Church but also never joined a gang — moved
on from that neighborhood FYI — If this all puzles u, even as an Atheist my morals are as strong and probably stronger than those of most religious people.
From personal experience i was in a
church who has the whole congregation pray for 1/2 hour in tongues.The people in this
church were leaders from Africa.A place who sees more supernatural then us because we feel the need
to analyze the thing
to death.When we did the atmosphere shifted lives were changed.When i was
on a mission trip
to Mexico i felt lead
to go pray with the women who in that culture are outcasts one of ladies who came with me started singing in the spirit as i was we
stopped each other in shock when we realized we were sing the same song the needs of the women were met with out an interrupter.
Listen I keep seeing bumper stickers like «you can't be both Catholic and pro-choice» these are not reflective of my faith, theser are slogans made for propaganda, I have 2 beautiful children and I have never been
on a position where abortion could even play a part, but it is a legal option
to the public at large; this being said even the bible calls for us
to be good citizens, and
to obey the law, I believe that this is a matter that belongs with the family and not the state; no matter how we criminalize abortion, they will not
stop, but people will
go under - ground and more fatalities will occur, I rather see the government placing incentives
on more conseling for these expectant mothers and more outreach done at
church levels,
to reduce the debate
to a single slogan is dangerous and will not accomplish the ultimately goal of preventing abortions my two humble cents
That respect Christians demand
goes all ways... keep your belief
to the privacy of your home and
church and
stop trying
to impose it
on others.
He
goes to church in order
to serve God (and thus NOT be alone), but his self - centered thoughts persistently $ pam him with the reminder that no one is serving him but himself, that — if he
stops serving himself — no one will be serving him and he will be just another beggar... better
to focus
on the service you provide
to God through your brothers - and - sisters, trusting that God (through your brothers - and - sisters) will provide the things you need
to empower your service!
My current ministry is taking care of widows and orphans, ministering
to those with drug & alcohol problems — in other words doing what the true God would want; not
going after the civil rights of millions of Americans — we need
to keep
church separated from hate — and
stop trying
to deny civil rights based
on perceived religious doctrine.
Go back
to your
churches where you live off me the tax payer and
stop trying
to dictate morality because you do not have the market
on that.
I get
on here every Sunday morning now that I've «seen the light» and
stopped wasting time and money
going to church.
I had
to stop working,
go on disability, and at the same time it became difficult
to go to church on a regular basis, and sometimes at all.
I had
stopped going to church when I was seventeen and had been
on a kind of pilgrimage of my own making — a pseudo Eastern - hippy - thing — hardly an ironclad or defendable.
For example, would you continue
on your trailblazing path if your denominational execs disowned you, or your
church staff said you were
going too far, or your closest friend took you
to lunch and begged you
to stop?
They used
to go to church every morning, and if I was lucky they'd
stop at the Polish bakery
on the way home and get rogaliki for me.
I
stopped regarding him as a believer the minute he bowed his head and
went on bended knee before Baal's Prophet and the minute he opted
to be the running mate
to the greatest enemy of Christ's
Church in Nigeria.
Having TreeHugger,
church groups and politicians
going medieval
on them doesn't
stop the bottled water industry from fighting back with new ways
to keep pumping and bottling.
«Don't
Stop at
Church on the Way
to Turn Yourself In Main
Going Bankrupt?
It hit home because our family
stopped going to church about 10 years ago after a wonderful pastor moved
on to a different
church in a different town.
Started cooking at noon
on Christmas Eve,
stopped long enough
to go to church services, came home, cooked till 1 am.