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On 08/13/2010 01:58 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:davidm@hisfeet.net">davidm@hisfeet.net</a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I don't know Anne Rice, And I don't know the statistics about opinions,
doctrines, etc. that influence people to separate from "traditional
Christianity" or "organized religion". I also don't know Michael Spencer,
but I quite agree with his observations in the second paragraph of this
article.
My own observations are that many leave "organized religion" and
"traditional Christianity" not because they will not be subject to any
sovereign, but precisely because they desire to be subject to the one
"True Sovereign" Christ Jesus. For many, it is not possible to do that
while continuing, to submit to a system that places the headship of the
church in the hands of a man or a group of men who claim to be acting for
Him, but are in fact making their own rules (or following rules others
have made), which clearly contradict Biblical teaching.
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Agreed. In my view, the church "structure" isn't at fault as much as
the direction most churches have taken. That is, as Mr. Spencer noted,
MOST churches today DON'T follow the Scriptures....PERIOD!! And, it
goes far beyond just the well-known issues of abortion and queerdom.
BTW, I just met with a woman who is a Catholic and she quit the church
because the priest takes a liberal position on social issues, like
Obamacare is good. She knows better. <br>
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One of Marx's 10 "tenants" in his "Communist Manifesto," for those who
haven't read it, was to slowly take control of churches in the "west."
Marxists have followed the tenants in that book closely for a long
time, knowing that the changes they sought would take many, many years.
Some, like Joel Olsteen are simply incompetent hacks who preach "happy
clappy" lets all get along and compromise with everyone so no one feels
that his or her sin is a problem, and don't forget to leave your tithe
plus in the collection plate. Most mega churches are more about the
money than following Christ. If you talk about sin from the pulpit,
some might not contribute, ya know. 'Enough to make me wanna puke!!<br>
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The Marxists have ruined some denominations like Episcopal, and years
ago American Baptist. I could go on, but some of you already know well
what's been going on. <br>
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Fred<br>
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"Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it
tougher for sober people to own cars." - Unknown
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