Sentences with phrase «think going to church»

I think going to church and becoming religious was part of being the humbled person she felt she needed to become as penance for allowing her daughter to die.

I think going to church is the worst thing ever for a kid.

I just don't think going to church for an hour every once and a while, and even living in a Christian country, quite measures up to brainwashing.

Not exact matches

«As my colleagues go to sleep tonight, they need to think about whether the political support of the gun industry is worth the blood that flows endlessly onto the floors of American churches, elementary schools, movie theaters, and city streets.

He continued: «As my colleagues go to sleep tonight, they need to think about whether the political support of the gun industry is worth the blood that flows endlessly onto the floors of American churches, elementary schools, movie theaters, and city streets.

Scientology TV will likely result in very little for the Church of Scientology except to mislead its parishioners into thinking that Scientology is growing and has surmounted decades of withering revelations about the corrupt and abusive practices of this «pay as you go» business that masquerades as a cChurch of Scientology except to mislead its parishioners into thinking that Scientology is growing and has surmounted decades of withering revelations about the corrupt and abusive practices of this «pay as you go» business that masquerades as a churchchurch.

I think this pope is going to bring longed - for cleansing of his church.

And I think the Church is getting ready to go through some internal purging; those who want a compassionate Church vs. those who want the same ole same ole.

If you really think that badly of our church, go to lds.org, or go talk to the local missionaries in your area.

That is not true in my experience as everyone I know who quit going to church did it because they think the bible is complete nonsense, and that Jesus was not the son of god.

I thought this excerpt from the e-book «So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore» fit well with this and many other recent posts:

to know how fellow [past tense] churchy people think about me, or judge me, to know im not loved when i go home into my church and — fucking hell, my family!

Though I am not a church goer and never felt guilty for not going to church in my church - going days, nonetheless, I think guilt can be a valuable emotion.

I don't think that she finds the fact that people in their 20's and 30's are going to churches led by male pastors disturbing: It's that they're attending churches where a female pastor would not even be an * option *.

I'm speaking about my own faith only: To become a Christian, it must be your own choice.No else can decide this life style for you.I know many in the past and present have thought raising a child under the Christian label will save them for hell but in actual reality, the choice is their own not their parents etc.This life (being Christian) goes deeper than just believing.You have to consider this yourself.Many today do not even consider Christ as their savior because they just believe what their church or family sayTo become a Christian, it must be your own choice.No else can decide this life style for you.I know many in the past and present have thought raising a child under the Christian label will save them for hell but in actual reality, the choice is their own not their parents etc.This life (being Christian) goes deeper than just believing.You have to consider this yourself.Many today do not even consider Christ as their savior because they just believe what their church or family sayto consider this yourself.Many today do not even consider Christ as their savior because they just believe what their church or family says.

It took a couple of years, thinking and praying, pondering and talking to people in the church and going through the processes.

To be honest, most Christians in the church don't care about you unless you go to church, act and think like they dTo be honest, most Christians in the church don't care about you unless you go to church, act and think like they dto church, act and think like they do.

Well, I think that we know for certain that churches and non-profits are not going to solve the problem.

Accommodationists think that the Church is ultimately compatible with American liberalism; they look to the golden age of the 1940s and 1950s, and argue that true American liberalism has gone off track and must be restored.

Your article was the first thing I read this Sunday morning before going to church and I wanted to extend a special «THANKS» not only for the support you provide to those who actually need it most but also for your wonderful message for those family members who think they need to hear and understand it the least.

if your so called god will forgive murders and child molesters as long as they go to confession and say 10 worthless and meaningless prayers, don!t you think god would forgive a person the tales birth control, if there really was a god, which there is not, I do not believe in god or wasting time going to church to try to get myself into the dream world heaven, but if I am wrong I am going to hell because that's where all my friends are going and I don, t want to hang out for eternity with you morons in heaven.

And it will be for me quite a poignant moment going there [to Whitehall] with the other church leaders and the Queen and all the others to think of him.

I don't think God would think less of them... I don't have to go to church every Sunday to have a relationship with God... I can sit in my backyard and listen to the birds and the wind and have peace and serenity and a conversation with him... The whole point is, we are not the ones that are supposed to judge anyone... that's his place... not ours... when judgment day comes, he will be the one to say welcome, or turn us away...

He was unsatisfied with the reception to Paul VI's Humanae Vitae of 1968, and unsatisfied, too, with the state of the argument in the Church, thinking that it did not go as far as it could in answering certain basic puzzlements that humans have about themselves.

That's where I think Jesus is saying to the Church, «Go into the world.»

Me personally would like to believe so and I do.If there is not god life is pretty pathetic if your think deeply about it.Theres always going to be someone who says no this is how something is or this happened exactly like this I know for sure (ha ok)... On another note instead of acting like you really do know everything maybe broaden your horizon and try church or read the bible and give God a chance.

«I think that's a great opportunity for the Church to go in, be the hands and feet of Jesus, and really meet that community where it's at, just being the presence of God, being a listening ear and being able to help people.»

And if I thought otherwise I was rebellious, more than likely demon possessed, and if I had any plans of «going to heaven'then I needed to repent of my evil questioning thoughts and return to the «church».

a vermin shirt remits venial sins Whipping yourself with a switch erases having dirty thoughts Putting gravel in your socks for four days makes God happy Going to church and donating on Holy Days of Obligation is better than other days?

The next time you go to church, see how many of your fellow Christians think that's a good PUNISHMENT.

Couldn't he just have decided to go to church???? Why is it about august polls and what Americans think.

Americans have better things to think about than the President and his family going to church.

I went to a small town in the midwest to work for a non-profit thinking it'd be like chicken - soup - for the soul... INSTEAD it was a fundamentalist nightmare... it was NOT just small town mindedness... I could hardly find a church with out people wondering — why is this attractive woman in her early 30's unwed (or at least divorced with 3 kids) people were cold and unfathomable judgmental and sometimes downright hostile eager to quote scriptures seemingly un-lead by the Holy Spirit.

I guess most Christians think Obama went to church just for appearances because that is what most Christians do.

I think you're right as far as the general thrust of recent CDF statements goes (think of Dominus Iesus, or the recent clarification on the meaning of the word Church), I guess I just found your exclamation» Take that, Karl Rahner» to be a bit....

A lot of churches don't know what to do with people like me — because, as the thinking goes, marriage is the ideal, so why am I not striving after it?

God told me to stop going to church and hanging around judgemental Christians and be the free thinking person that it created.

Not directly, thank goodness, but in going to churches that teach that way, you learn all sorts of bad thinking that messes you up.

Not going to «Church» is a vulnerable position if it separates us from teaching and lining ourselves with the Truth — this forum is part of my Church at the moment so I value thoughts to challenge me on the journey.

In fact, I feel changed and begun to get bad panic attacks when I even thought about going back to that church starting on Saturday afternoons.

Sarah, I think maybe you have not read many posts on my blog, and have jumped to conclusions about how I view church and church - going Christians.

Christian churches spend millions on travel to places that are 95 % Catholic (think Mexico & Costa Rica) because despite the fact that these people have known and prayed to Jesus their whole lives, they still aren't going to heaven because they didn't say the magic «Jesus save me» chant.

I think why you didn't see people move from the church because they are «Presbyterians» People who go to the main line churches are often there because of tradition within their families.

I do not think we will go back to our church..

Not going to «Church» seems also to be where a lot of people are as God (maybe) reveals His vision for a new pathway (Brian McLaren We Make the Road by Walking) that is accessible for all those who have supposedly turned away, the Prodigal story has thoughts here but that's for another day!

So when people ask me why I'm going into church planting, I think I'm going to start saying, «I'm not.

Its kind of an interesting thought but 20 years ago, that generations 20 - 30 something's we're leaving the traditional churches we are going back to because they were sick of the legalistic, formalism, suit and tie, hymnal style church.

Especially if you go through a big life changing event such as leaving the church it is nice to be able to explore new ways of thinking and acting which don't necessarily fit into what was previously the norm for you.

Some Christians think Jesus is leading them to leave the church they are in so they can go to seminary and become a pastor or church leader.

We realize that some people in the Church have committed this terrible sin but I have never considered leaving the Church because of someone's sin... and I don't think anyone has left because they saw me waiting in line to go to confession either.