Do any go to a Black Church, if so do yall still hold up one finger when going to the restroom?
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I have been to dozens of Black churches, this is not a custom and as far as I know from 80 year old black church members he never was.\n\nAt some black weddings ( or at the reception after) they still do the jumping of the broom more as a fun activity or to be part of thier history.
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In the 1940's all schools had morning prayers.\n\nAt that time a black pewrson could not pee in a gas station or enter many restaurants, schools, and other places.\n\nWas the morals better then with all of the Christian prayers?
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i do...completly...before i was in the church i was atheist...when i looked at people in other churches i would see people obey some rule...not obey others...make up rule...ect...it made me think that there was no point to all of that...and i was right\n\nthe iglesia ni cristo is the only church that made any sense to me...they told me why people in other churches do what they do...and the church also wouldn't just except a practice just because everyone thinks it a good idea...the rules are written and that is what we use\n\nlet me give you a real life example of that...if all the cooks at a restruant decided that it wasn't a good idea to wash their hands after going to the bathroom...would it make it right...well, of course not...the words of god are even more important then that
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Better to read on the toilet than not to read.When the Pharisees accosted Christ because his follower ate with dirty hands,He said they worried over the cleanliness of the out side of a cup while the inside was never cleaned.\nIf Christ is with you,he is with you always not just when you do those things you think will please him.He is there through every good,bad,secret and sinful moment.
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I'm no pastor... I'm an 11 yr old popular on the inside not so much on the outside girl. my testimony is small and you probably don't want to hear it but... I had a (close to) suicidal father and a cheating mother. they soon split but the night before that i prayed to Jesus to take my young sole and wash it clean. my parents never new until my mom and her abusive  new bf split up. i told my mom i was saved and she was so happy!! since then my life has been great (my mom dumped her bf and got married to a great guy) God blessed me!
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OMG, u r kidding?! Pentacostal women don't cut their hair, ever, speak in toungues at church, stand up and dance to the lord in the aisles in church, some are snake handlers...every Baptist church is different. Some have women deacons, some have gay music ministers. Some are quite liberal, some are conservative. But Baptists are nowhere near as literal to biblical translation as Pentacostals.
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Yes there is a law that you are suppose to have a public restroom,however there is many places that does not uphold that law,and they should be closed down until they obey the law......... a lot of people that run a business LIE and say they don,t even when they do,i think its wrong
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When I go on vacation, I sometimes "experiment" by going to different churches. One such time, I ended up in some church in Tennessee which was a "snake handling church.\n\nThere isn't any one church that handles snakes- but most are offshoots of the Church of God(Cleveland Tennessee). Usually they have names like "The True Church of God with Signs in this Day" and other long names trying to show they are more true than other churches.\n\nIn Tennessee and Alabama (the two states with the largest incidents of them) they are banned but still practice snake handling.\n\nMy experience with the church ? I didn't plan on going to a snake handling church- but when I saw what it was, I stuck around out of curiousity. There was a big fish aquarium in the front with about 6 snakes in them. And from time to time, someone would get led to go up there and handle one. No one got bit, but I think these snakes have probably become so accustomed to handling that they are more docile than snakes in the wild. On the day I went there, it didn't see like a big deal- just seemed like your typical Holiness Pentecostal Church in which the occasional person just felt led to go up there and handle the snake without fear.\n\nBecause it is illegal in the states where snake handling is practiced, most of these churches keep a pretty low profile and aren't likely to have websites. But most do use the term "Church of God" somewhere in their name.
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UGH.\n\nI hate public restrooms. Most of the time, the floor is covered with used t-paper, and the toilets are clogged with other people's "stuff". If I am forced to use one, I always put a layer of toilet paper on the seat first.\n\nI guess some people just don't give a damn about anyone else, and treat the world as their trashcan :(
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Wow, it is difficult to believe my eyes, but quite a few people actually took you, YOU, seriously.  \n\nHey, didn't you see the Posted Sign at the church:  We have the right to Refuse Service to anyone.
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:}\nFew Baptist churches use any form of liturgy\nMost Baptist churches operate independently and have no litany prayer for the usher boards\nMany have no usher board.\nTradition exist in the Baptist churches but is something they are wary of. Not allowing the traditions of men to replace the teachings of scripture.
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your focus is on praying to God. not watching a female bendin- over infront of you. \n\nand yes. stranger men and women cannot touch each other (thru the skin) during prayer. because if a man or a woman touched each other, then they need to re-do the wodoo (process of cleaning ur self before you start praying).
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I am a pentecostal pastor, we believe you can dance before the Lord in praise and worship. This rather large chested lady was jumping and her blouse came unbuttoned.\n\nAlso we were having a program called Heavens Gates and Hells flames. These two guys were walking down the isle talking in their microphones, and the one said "Well Butch how the He** are are you doing?"\n\nTwo years later the same program a man forgot his line, and again in the mic he said sh** I forgot my line.\n\nOne more During a baptismal service a lady wore a button up blouse and when she came up the buttons had come undone.
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Yes, but do a purification ritual conforming to your religious tradition before you move in.  The term "exorcism" is what Christians use, but there are many different purifications, depending on the religion.
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I wash my hands everytime I use the bathroom for anything even in the privacy of my own home. Sometimes when public bathrooms I witness alot of people not washing their hands after taking a s***. I think that this is real disgusting. Everyone should wash their hands. Especially men since they are touching their genitals while using the bathroom.\nAnd about the sitting on a public toilet. I try not to use public bathrooms if possible and if I have to, I go to some fancy hotel and use their bathroom since I know that it will be nice and clean. If I have to use a bathroom anywhere else it has to be an extreme emergency.
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no there isnt but u should know better then to eat at church girlfriend. it is disrespectfull to others and to god it doesnt takt a genious to know that sss
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in the bathroom with your hands