The state of the Church in the UK
Oct 20th 2008, 7:53 am
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Re: The state of the Church in the UK
How about a "church" that doesn't believe in music or playing instruments because that leads to dancing, which is the instrument of the devil because that's used to get men and women to indulge in the temptation of touching? Sounds unlikely but they still seem to have a big congregation on sundays, and a lot of them are teenagers. Makes the Catholic churches back home seem positively liberal.
Oct 20th 2008, 7:57 am
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Re: The state of the Church in the UK
From what I can gather, that behaviour doesn't sound like it differs too much from the pentecostal, southern baptist, 1st church of christ, or any of the other rather strange (to me) "modern non denominational" churches over here.
How about a "church" that doesn't believe in music or playing instruments because that leads to dancing, which is the instrument of the devil because that's used to get men and women to indulge in the temptation of touching? Sounds unlikely but they still seem to have a big congregation on sundays, and a lot of them are teenagers. Makes the Catholic churches back home seem positively liberal.
How about a "church" that doesn't believe in music or playing instruments because that leads to dancing, which is the instrument of the devil because that's used to get men and women to indulge in the temptation of touching? Sounds unlikely but they still seem to have a big congregation on sundays, and a lot of them are teenagers. Makes the Catholic churches back home seem positively liberal.
Oct 20th 2008, 7:58 am
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Re: The state of the Church in the UK
From what I can gather, that behaviour doesn't sound like it differs too much from the pentecostal, southern baptist, 1st church of christ, or any of the other rather strange (to me) "modern non denominational" churches over here.
How about a "church" that doesn't believe in music or playing instruments because that leads to dancing, which is the instrument of the devil because that's used to get men and women to indulge in the temptation of touching? Sounds unlikely but they still seem to have a big congregation on sundays, and a lot of them are teenagers. Makes the Catholic churches back home seem positively liberal.
How about a "church" that doesn't believe in music or playing instruments because that leads to dancing, which is the instrument of the devil because that's used to get men and women to indulge in the temptation of touching? Sounds unlikely but they still seem to have a big congregation on sundays, and a lot of them are teenagers. Makes the Catholic churches back home seem positively liberal.
Oct 20th 2008, 8:02 am
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Re: The state of the Church in the UK
From what I can gather, that behaviour doesn't sound like it differs too much from the pentecostal, southern baptist, 1st church of christ, or any of the other rather strange (to me) "modern non denominational" churches over here.
How about a "church" that doesn't believe in music or playing instruments because that leads to dancing, which is the instrument of the devil because that's used to get men and women to indulge in the temptation of touching? Sounds unlikely but they still seem to have a big congregation on sundays, and a lot of them are teenagers. Makes the Catholic churches back home seem positively liberal.
How about a "church" that doesn't believe in music or playing instruments because that leads to dancing, which is the instrument of the devil because that's used to get men and women to indulge in the temptation of touching? Sounds unlikely but they still seem to have a big congregation on sundays, and a lot of them are teenagers. Makes the Catholic churches back home seem positively liberal.
... ironic as only last month stats were published that in Houston the majority of gun crimes occur on sundays...i'll try to find the link to that.....
Oct 20th 2008, 8:04 am
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Re: The state of the Church in the UK
never have i seen church car parks as full as here on sundays meanwhile the priest/vicar who ever is hopping from church to church via his 'copter ... ironic as only last month stats were published that in Houston the majority of gun crimes occur on sundays...i'll try to find the link to that.....
... ironic as only last month stats were published that in Houston the majority of gun crimes occur on sundays...i'll try to find the link to that.....
Oct 20th 2008, 8:09 am
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Re: The state of the Church in the UK
How far? Not too far where I was from, as far as I know.
Oct 20th 2008, 8:09 am
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Re: The state of the Church in the UK
You had 'em in the tail end of the 16th century and the early 17th century........., I don't mean snake handling etc, I mean that strong discouraging of "fun."
Oct 20th 2008, 8:11 am
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Oct 20th 2008, 8:12 am
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Oct 20th 2008, 8:12 am
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Re: The state of the Church in the UK
Not as far as I was aware.
I've heard the statement that said that there is some room for it to be used privately within asian families for the point of settling family differences or disputes, but as far as I know it's not a legal part of UK law.
I've heard the statement that said that there is some room for it to be used privately within asian families for the point of settling family differences or disputes, but as far as I know it's not a legal part of UK law.
