[ReformationFan]

For the life of me, I cannot understand theological liberalism. The Christopher Hitchens and Larry Flynts of this world seem more logical and consistent than these folks.

[fwdude]

Life and, eventually, the parasites themselves always abandon the dead host when it’s nothing but bones.

[Fiji Hill]

Hard to believe that the members of what is now the United Church of Christ were once called Puritans.

[fwdude]

This, to my thinking, is the unpardonable sin - blaspheming the Holy Spirit - by deigning to appropriate His blessings on their utter perversion.

God has much more tolerance and compassion on hardened atheists and those that want nothing to do with the Church than these heretics who want to say God blesses the damnable.

[re_nortex]

There's occasionally some confusion, even here on Free Republic, between the church of Christ (lowercase 'c') and the United Church of Christ. The former arose from the Stone-Campbell restoration movement of the 19th century. As a member of the "coC", I have found that every congregation is very Conservative both politically and in terms of God's Word. Each congregation is autonomous so there may be some that tilt to the left...but I haven't encountered any.

I'll share this story (which I've posted on occasion here on Free Republic). Back in the summer of 2008 when the presidential campaign was in full swing, I took a long summer vacation by car. My route took me across Texas, into Arkansas, through Missouri, Illinois and Tennessee as well as Alabama. I visited congregations of the "coC" at every opportunity for Wednesday night as well as Sunday services. I checked out the parking lot of each. There was NOT ONE Obama bumper sticker on any of the thousands of cars I must have seen. There were plenty for Palin (with the name of some other guy, the fellow she ran with...the name escapes me at the moment). And, to top it off, as far as I know, everyone at my congregation is a gun owner and that includes the preacher. Woe unto the fool who tries to lift the collection plate. We carry more than just our Bibles into the building when it's time to Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition! Amen!

And here's one more tidbit to help remember the substantial difference. The United Church of Christ counts Obama as a member. We've got Weird Al Yankovich and Meatloaf in our flock. :-)

[Fiji Hill]

In the 1990's, the United Church of Christ adopted the New Century Hymnal (Cleveland, Ohio: Pilgrim, 1995)--the notorious Black Hymnal, so called because of its solid black cover. All of the hymns that it contains are "politically correct"--for example, references to fathers, Jesus as a king, ore even God as the Lord are excluded or replaced. Even the old favorite hymns have been completely rewritten.

When the Black Hymnals were issued, so many of the parishioners at the Hillcrest Congregational Church in La Habra Heights, Calif.--a deeply "red" section of Los Angeles County--protested that the pastor kept the old hymnals in the pews along with the new ones.

I haven't been to a service there in years, so I don't know if the old hymnals are still in use.

[kaehurowing]

Looks like the UCC is in the ejector seat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRcv9u9x3z8

[Secret Agent Man]

ucc is a big pro-homo, pro-abort group.

[Wicket]

It’s a theology my brother who is pro-abortion, pro gay rights can attend and feel good about himself.