why christianity must adapt -- or perish.
there is a fundamental question facing christian sects in america, an ideological distinction that cleaves the many churches into two different camps: is it better to fit the church and christianity to the world, thus keeping the faith relevant, or is it better to mold the world to the faith?
put more bluntly, whose vision of the future of christianity is correct: the conservative, literal baptists or the modern, liberal episcopalians?
Christianity will never perish because it is not alive. It is a belief system and will exist for as long as people believe in Christ.
Whether it will continue to make vast amounts of money for the catholic church is another matter. Still, they are so far ahead of the game they are unlikely to ever find themselves among the poor or the foolish to whom the kingdom of the heavens belongs.
"there is a story circulating around the net, started by a group called noahs ark ministries, which claims they have found noahs ark on mount ararat in turkey.. a group of chinese and turkish evangelical explorers say they have brought back wood specimens from atop mount ararat in turkey that they believe to be from noahs ark.
claiming they found a wood structure with compartments and samples that date carbon date to 4,800 years ago, they say it is 99% certain it is the ark of biblical fame.
http://thepostanything.gather.com/viewarticle.action?articleid=281474978201133&grpid=3659174697244816.
Very good Outlaw.
I see the Dinosaur has been at the Perry again.
You look like the dog that got the biscuit.
it is here in writing the new generation change.
on page 5 of the of the wt while talking about the annual meeting report.. "john barr gave the third and final talk.".
"john barr made clear that the gathering wound not continue indefinitely.
To understand this, it is necessary to first read the article. Then place a cloth over the Watchtower. Tap with a small black stick.
Quickly remove the cloth with a flourish and abracadabra the trick is complete.
that's what my older jw brother of 34 said a few months back.
he actually 100% believes that an athiest cannot have a happy life.. -sab.
I am not about to die, as far as I know, but I spent many years begging God to take me with him/her.
Unfortunately he/she was too busy playing golf in heaven on his/her exclusive members only golf course.
i was watching cnn, an d they asked this question and this one lady called in and claimed she wasn't raised in a religious household.
but she remembered when she was in elementary school that this jw girl asked her if she was spritual she said no, then the jw told her she would go to hell.
wow.
Well, if the gubbening body says so it must be true.
ever hear somebody say, "trust your gut..."?.
or, like obe wan kenobe: "trust your feelings...."?.
have you ever followed that "little voice" that whispers to you that you should or should not do something?.
I do see what you are saying Terry. We should eliminate from our vocabulary any word that can cause misunderstanding or stand in the way of absolute clarity.
The difficulty with this approach is that words have developed over time. Take a simple word like 'amuse.' Most people immediately think of being funny. The word means to entertain or keep occupied. As in, 'please amuse my guests while get dinner.'
There are so many words with a variety of flavours, meanings and nuances, that once we apply your bench mark to our language, it starts to fall apart. Perhaps it should, because in our Christian based society there are many words that have evolved from a biased base.
Much humour and innuendo is based on the double meaning of words because language is imperfect. I understand that this irritates a mind as logical as yours. Would you remove all words that are ambiguous or just those that have a mystical connotation?
"there is a story circulating around the net, started by a group called noahs ark ministries, which claims they have found noahs ark on mount ararat in turkey.. a group of chinese and turkish evangelical explorers say they have brought back wood specimens from atop mount ararat in turkey that they believe to be from noahs ark.
claiming they found a wood structure with compartments and samples that date carbon date to 4,800 years ago, they say it is 99% certain it is the ark of biblical fame.
http://thepostanything.gather.com/viewarticle.action?articleid=281474978201133&grpid=3659174697244816.
It will take more than Perry's parrot returning with dinosaur tissue in its beak, to convince me.
randy watter's tribute to his dad (who recently passed away) is one of the most moving tributes i've ever read.. you might want to read it on the freeminds website:.
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click here .
I have read this moving tribute detailing the kind of man Randy's dad was and how much he meant to him.
Hope you are coming to terms with your loss Randy.
i was watching cnn, an d they asked this question and this one lady called in and claimed she wasn't raised in a religious household.
but she remembered when she was in elementary school that this jw girl asked her if she was spritual she said no, then the jw told her she would go to hell.
wow.
'Spirituality' is another word with a dual meaning such as the one in Terry's other thread 'intuition.'
I think we have to differentiate between allowing ourselves to confuse what happens deep withing ourselves at an emotional and subconscious level, with the idea that there we are psychic or clairvoyant.
The confusion arises because people have different ideas about what these words mean. They have to be clarified of an alternative word used that has no ambiguity.
why christianity must adapt -- or perish.
there is a fundamental question facing christian sects in america, an ideological distinction that cleaves the many churches into two different camps: is it better to fit the church and christianity to the world, thus keeping the faith relevant, or is it better to mold the world to the faith?
put more bluntly, whose vision of the future of christianity is correct: the conservative, literal baptists or the modern, liberal episcopalians?
The thing is, a Christian is, simply, someone that believes that Jesus was the Christ, the son of god, that he died and was resurrected and is with God. It really is just that simple, the rest is doctrine...
I could be wrong but I though that was the main doctrine, or body of teaching, of Christianity. To believe this one has to be indoctrinated. Paul has added many other doctrines and so has the RC church.
