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To: ansel12

I have met many “Jesus People” who became either Orthodox or Catholic.

The problem with that movement, like all Evangelical movements, is that it depends on enthusiasm, and once the enthusiasm has evaporated, there’s no structured place for people to go. It all depends on a charismatic pastor, and if they didn’t have one, they went to the more stable, long lasting, historical structure of the Catholic or Orthodox Church.


39 posted on 09/13/2012 4:44:33 PM PDT by livius
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To: livius

Again, bull, lying to make an anti—Evangelical, Catholic commercial, or even trying to hijack this thread by making a Catholic commercial, speaks to your character.

Dylan became an Evangelical Christian near the end of 1978.

As far as the Christian revival called Jesus Freaks.
“Although the Jesus movement lasted no more than a decade (except for the Jesus People USA which continues to exist in Chicago), its influence on Christian culture can still be seen. Thousands of converts moved into leadership positions in churches and parachurch organisations. The informality of the Jesus movement’s music and worship affected almost all evangelical churches. Some of the fastest growing US denominations of the late 20th century, such as Calvary Chapel, Hope Chapel Churches, and the Vineyard Churches, trace their roots directly back to the Jesus movement, as do parachurch organisations like Jews for Jesus and the multi-million dollar contemporary Christian music industry.[citation needed] Perhaps the most significant and lasting influence, however, was the growth of an emerging strand within evangelical Christianity that appealed to the contemporary youth culture.”


44 posted on 09/13/2012 5:06:18 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: livius
I have met many “Jesus People” who became either Orthodox or Catholic.

You'll see people moving both directions. I call it cross-pollinization; I see it as a good thing. :)

46 posted on 09/13/2012 5:25:43 PM PDT by marron
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