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    Leaving the traditional church

    Today, I visited a Mennonite church for the first time and I liked it very much. The service was very informal. It is led by a lay minister on a rotating basis, giving everyone a chance to volunteer. I could tell that the commitment to nonviolence of its members was strong. The only thing I...
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    Red-letter christians: Neo-marxism in the church?

    RED-LETTER CHRISTIANS: NEO-MARXISM IN THE CHURCH? worldviewtimes.com/article.php/articleid-5457/Brannon-Howse/Jan-Markell RED LETTER CHRISTIANS: NEO-MARXISM IN THE CHURCH?[/url] This is one of the most offensively ignorant articles I've ever read.
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    Leaving the traditional church

    The one in my town is affiliated with the United Church of Christ, so it's more liberal than others.
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    The Gospel of Thomas

    I've read the Gospel of Thomas, and I find its theology to be similar to the Quaker doctrine of Inner Light. Has anyone else seen this parallel?
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    Leaving the traditional church

    I'd also like to visit a Mennonite church.
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    Leaving the traditional church

    I'm just trying to criticize the Unitarians, this particular congregation just may not be for me. Like the Unitarians, the Quakers have an unorthodox approach to theology, believing that the Inner Light is of a higher authority than even Scripture. They have no formal creed and do not even...
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    The Trinity

    Are Quakers required to believe in the doctrine of the Trinity? I believe that Jesus is divine, yet I don't attempt to explain how this is possible.
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    Leaving the traditional church

    I've visited the Unitarian Church four times now and I appreciate their approach to spirituality and social activism. However, from my experience, it seems that they should focus less on activism and more on spirituality. Next Sunday, I plan on visiting a Quaker church for the first time, and I...
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    The Sermon on the Mount or the Creed: Is it really either/or?

    The Nicene Creed was the product of the merger of church and state.
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    The Sermon on the Mount or the Creed: Is it really either/or?

    "The Sermon on the Mount, or the Creed. One cannot believe in both. And Churchmen have chosen the latter. The Creed is taught and is read as a prayer in the churches, but the Sermon on the Mount is excluded even from the Gospel passages read in the churches, so that the congregation...
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    Leaving the traditional church

    I can tell you that I'd have no fear of being eternally condemned to hell in leaving the traditional church behind. It's hard for me to believe that unless you accept a doctrine which no one can prove, you'll be condemned forever.
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    Thank you.

    Thank you.
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    Leaving the traditional church

    I was raised in a traditional Christian church, and for the past year, I've attended off and on without really believing in it. This morning, I attended a Unitarian church and I felt happy to be there. On the other hand, I don't want the members of my old church to feel that I'm rejecting them...
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