Back Story: Six arrested at Houston's Lakewood Church after heckling senior pastor Joel Osteen
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Cult vs. apostates.
Could I get butter on my popcorn while I watch the show?
Church of Wells is a cult.
I don’t care for Osteen, but care even less for the Church of Wells.
Got to say that i’m a bit concerned with this ruling. A “church” —whether we would esteem it genuine or cultic— is a private institution.
As such, the First Amendment does not apply. Imagine the difficulty if say an extreme Charismatic group entered your Presbyterian church in order to initiate a ‘slain in the spirit’ service.
Our response at my little OPC congregation would be to quickly give the violators the right foot of fellowship (a.k.a. a swift kick in the @$$ out the door). Even the EPC modified their by-laws in order to exclude whoever they wish for any reason that they may wish, or no reason at all.
So now all churches have to tolerate disruption of their worship service?
Good grief.
What a way to make Christians look bad.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Osteen tried to have the Holy Spirit arrested for trespassing in his church!
I don’t consider causing a ruckus at a church to be all that brave, not in our country anyway.
In fact, I consider it a 2 parts goofy and 1 part cowardly.
“Don’t taze me bro!”