Posted on 06/06/2023 5:51:49 AM PDT by week 71
How absurd!
Our church did the internet services (but, had already had that tech in place, before china virus), held outdoor services, for a while.....then, fully re-opened, and, the silly masks were optional.
NEVER any mention of the horrid $hots, thankfully.
I like that you listed the positives.
I am hopeful that many eyes were opened. I was shocked at the level of lies and compliance but I did see some honesty, like the Barrington Declaration, some courage (John Macarthur really stood out) but less famous guys too; I know people who lost their jobs over refusing to comply; I know churches that continued to assemble for worship; and I saw fake passport run arounds and businesses that defiantly stayed open. Eventually the courts started ruling for us (too little too late but still we are winning some judgements). Even some politicians stood and kept people free and called crap out - looking at you Sen. Paul.
Mostly I have basis for hope that this will be very hard to pull off “next time.” We need to get laws in place that limit the cudgel of “declaration of emergency”
See my tagline.
It’s going to take a long time, if ever, for churches like yours to recover.
Thanks for pointing out some light in this darkness!
Indeed, there is a sort of brotherhood among those who resisted from the beginning.
There is a tacit understanding among those who complied with the foolishness that they ended up on the wrong side of history.
If people can find good preachers online, then of course, watch and listen to them, but they are hard to find. Maybe we ought to start a list of good online ministries for people to tune into.
Sounds like you attend one of the few churches peppered across the fruited plain. Praise God for them.
Hopefully some of the other conservative churches will find their courage again - including my own.
I had to look that up!
Sounds like your church was one of the few who did things right. Kudos.
Grin - yeah, wrote from my habits forgetting many may not know my own ‘christianese’.
Check your Freepmail
Hmmmmmmmmm
Do we have anyone from that area visiting this thread right now who can chime in? I'm looking for a good church, and I'm also looking for a good place to retire to. Maybe God is at work here?
I know, and serves us right, really.
But some of the regular members wrote very eloquent arguments for staying open, really pleaded. I was gratified by that. It was just the leadership! Sigh
I’ve always been a bit of a cynic, but even I was shocked at how fast the majority of people were eager to become Good Little Nazis.
Me, I was standing out on a corner with a sign that said “Freedom Is Essential Too!”
Can’t tell you how many times I ended up having to tell mask nazis to piss off.
I haven't been back to my local church for exactly this reason. If the Church won't stand up to evil, it doesn't deserve to exist.
It’s a Shakespearean tragedy that there are no PCA churches near you (ha- kidding, the Christ is glorified in many church persuasions).
Though living in the midwest not familiar with any.
I attend PCA, but/and I am truly Reformed Baptist (credo baptist vs pedo baptist) at my core.
There may be some Reformed Baptist churches around. I think some website Founders has suggestions. sorry no link, but findable. cheers
There’s a good directory of reformed Presbyterian churches at NAPARC.org
That I know you will find useful.
Find a faithful church and attend. We don’t win by staying home.
@ 58 Amen
Finding a faithful church requires a lot of research. It's easier than it used to be, because their scamdemic response is a dead giveaway. I find that personal study is better anyway.
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