I've been attending Landover Baptist for a while now. Anybody else?\n\nhttp://landoverbaptist.org/\n\nThx~
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I stopped going, it was to religious for me.
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Too many stories like this----------one of the reasons I left Christianity for another religion.\n\nAnother story--\n\nA couple (unmarried) moved to the fairly small town where my parents lived.  They went to church and quickly tried to become active in it.   My mother proudly told me that the minister (Methodist Church) told them they were not allowed to come to their church anymore as they were living in sin.  If they wanted to be members they must marry first.  They married and became active in the church.  I'd have told them where to go and found another church.\n\nSame church-------several Black women started to come to the church.  This town had only recently ''allowed'' Blacks to move into town------yeah!  In 2004 it was.  My mother's friends commented, ''It's alright.  They sit in the back by themselves, and don't bother anyone''.\n\nThis is the same Methodist Church that has ads on TV saying they are the church of diversity and open doors to all?
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"I was born a Baptist and I shall remain a Baptist" (Aunt Esther said to Fred Sanford in SANFORD AND SON)\n\nI have never been impressed by the Pentecostal-movement in the US.\nTo me (and this is my personal opinion), it appears to be a bunch of hypocritical nonsense.\nWe have thousands of Pentecostal churches in Birmingham, Alabama and anytime I'm invited to one, I politely decline to worship there.\nIt has been my experience that in addition to a convoluted Gospel being preached, the worship service itself is too, too long!\nI don't think it takes all day to worship...not if everything is done decently and in order!\nSome of these churches do encourage their women to belong to what I call THE SKIRT POSSE'....and...the purpose of dressing in such a plain and unattractive manner is beyond me!\nBUT...ultimately the final decision is yours.\nI suggest you do your homework and see if this is really for you; before you 'dive in' completely!
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Our UU church had an inter-acative service, "What does being a UU mean to you?". You can read 26 responses on link 1. Link 2 is our FAQ page. It is warm, witty and well-written. Four other UU church web sites have copied the joke about the agnostic to their FAQ page. The rest of the site may have pages of interest. My two guest sermons are particularly good, if you like vivid metaphors and jokes about underwear. If not, you may not like them.
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yes, i have known about this for some time, i am a baptist, and have very close freinds that are cathliocs, i know there is some small diffrences, but for the most part we beleve the same things. it has been hard for me because so many of my freinds on the baptist side are very much aganst cathliocs, but i have cathlioc freinds that are closer than my baptist freinds. so i think you for posting this.
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I attend Piper's church, and I am perfectly content that his theology is sound. Check out some of his books, and then put it to the test, as Jesus commanded. We shouldn't just believe anything--that's why we (Christians) have the Holy Spirit and The Word of God.
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I think religious people are just under-educated.  I was raised in a strict Lutheran home, and I sounded just like all the religious folk on this site when I talked.  I went off to college and learned a lot about the world I live in and gradually drifted away.  I still believe in a God of some sort, I'll even go as far as saying I still believe in the Christian God, but I will never again subscribe to any organized religion.  There are just too many questions the church has no good answer for, and as an educated person, I need answers.  I think if everyone branched out and learned about all the things they could, there would be far fewer religious people in this world.  It's easy to soak up everything a pastor or preacher says to you if you don't know any better.
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I'm not sure which "scholars" you're referring to, but I've never seen any support for your conclusions among mainstream Biblical academians. Could you give us some references on these "scholars"?\n\nFor what it's worth, I posted an entry about Haggard on my blog yesterday. Check out the link below.
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I believe in God, and I'm definitely Christian, but I can't identify any more than that. I would say that I'm nondenominational, but nowadays that's a denomination in and of itself (which doesn't make sense, so go figure). I do think my beliefs tend to be more Baptist, although I'm not active in any sense of the word. A believer without works would describe me well.
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This isn't a Christian church. If Christ's behavior in life had a common thread, it was to reach out to sinners and those who society had deemed "unclean." Their refusal to do that shows that they follow someone (or something) other than Christ.\n\nLuckily, the joke is on them. Once their birth rate starts going down, Landover Baptist will have to rename itself "the Incredible Shrinking Church." :)
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I am not Southern Baptist, but a wife/fiance should go with him on an interview. The selection committee would love to meet the wife/fiance and I'm surprised you haven't been invited.
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I am with you, hon.  Your response to that question inspired me to answer my self.  I think there is something new here.  \n\nIt reminds me of Jerry Seinfeld's pronouncement of "Festivus for the rest of us".  I think that group is growing, but you know I think that it doesn't really need a name.  Universalist and Unitarians are as close to it as an organized relgion can be, but it's the Organization that most of us want to stay away from isn't it?  \n\nI have been toying with the idea of Omians (like Om) or a United Ministry of Earth - and if you are interested, I can send you the url privately - but I don't know where to go with it.  It is tempting to try to put us all together under the same umbrella and help us to feel our strength in numbers, even in an organization that says we all believe different things - but some of our beliefs are similar and that is where we need to focus.  The strongest tenents are the golden rule and tolerance.  I don't know - I feel close to a very interesting idea, and yet it is so elusive...lol\n\nPeace!
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My friend, I agree with you, yet I also see a more pressing matter at hand. What about those persecutors and all the non-believers? If they die, they will not rejoice with all of us in heaven with the Lord God. I will pray for both the believers and the non-believers. There isn't much I can do from my present state but pray and preach the Word, since i'm not in a position to do anything but that. Email me if you have questions or are a fellow believer in Christ at questinchrist@yahoo.com. God bless
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I know what it is like to be in your situation. I was away from God for a while last year, but God brought me through it. Just study your bible. I have found that it contains much more revelation then the typical sermons. I dont know of any churches in that area, but look around. I think if you are truly studying your bible,you will get back on track.
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Have you ever considered going to church. I know a lot of people look down on church. But if you were to find a good Bible based church and attend regularly with your family I believe you would see a big change in attitudes and relationships. Jesus saves everyone and everything.  I will pray for you and your family. God Bless!!
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cutetrio2002,\n\nMy father was a Southern Baptist minister, so I know some of the history of the Baptists. The Baptists originated in Germany where they were called Anabaptists. In America, the Baptists were all one group until the time of the Civil War when they split over the slavery issue. Today there are several types of Baptists, but mainly the same 2 groups who split over slavery. Obviously the Southern Baptists supported slavery while the American Baptists in the north opposed it. I have heard of Conservative Baptists, and I seem to remember some others, but I don’t remember their names. While there are black churches that are affiliated with the Southern Baptists, they are often called Missionary Baptist churches.\n\nAll Baptists believe similarly. By the way, I believe that Southern Baptists still have the largest foreign missionary program of any denomination. I trust this will help.\n\nGod bless.\n\ncutetrio2002,\n\nI add this note for vangyblue from Wikipedia:\n\nSeveral existing denominational bodies may be legitimately regarded as the successors of the Continental (European) Anabaptists — Amish, Baptists, Brethren, Hutterites, Mennonites, Bruderhof Communities and Quakers.\n\nI don't want to argue. I just thought that you might like to know.\n\nGod bless.