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Last year I moved to the Puget Sound area, and driving into Seattle one day I noticed a large cathedral on a hill overlooking the city. I love sacred spaces, so I went to see what it was. It was St. Marks, the Episcopal Cathedral.
I went in the bookstore first to ask if one could go into the cathedral, and while there I noticed Christian books were easily outnumbered by books from other faiths.
Inside the Cathedral looked like an abandoned warehouse, and had all of the sacredness of one. It felt entirely bereft of any semblance of Divine presence. An empty shell. I'd never felt that way in any sacred structure before. It was hideous, and very disturbing.
Don't know if the whole Episcopal Church is dying, but that part of it sure has.
With respect, I ask anyone who still belongs what the attraction is or was?
Psalm 14:1 suffices to describe the truth of what is happening w/ Vicky and his friends....
I mean, Jeeesh - Sounds like the annual per store statistics of Wal-Mart - Totally devoid of any intimation of the real objective of any church.
I went to Episcopal schools from nursery school through 10th 9th Grade. If I could join a traditional Episcopal church, I would (the Presbyterian church near me is hopelessly lost in a liberal pose). Unfortunately, all the tradtion is gone and I am left with nothing to attract me to these institutions. I am seriously thinkg of becoming a Catholic.
The Episcopalians that know their Bibles and regard homosexuality as an abomination are voting with their feet.
lj will be gone from FR for a short while. I'm the volunteer until little jeremiah gets back online.
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Proof that Christianity is not merely a form of entertainment.Nor a School where one might learn to be.
Homosexual behavior is NOT compatible with Christianity,Nor
is is compatible with the Military.Nor should it be forced
upon society as an acceptable,perhaps preferable alternative.It is as Paul declared "unnatural" And that Truth is proven by the decline of the church that has
turned away from God.
One could ask the same question of you and your wife...
It's so inspiring to see people making the decision "for the Word.
" Romans 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves (AIDS) that recompence of their error which was meet. Notice that even at the time of the Apostles this was happening in the Church at ROME! yuch
Rev 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
"With respect, I ask anyone who still belongs what the attraction is or was?"
I gives you a chance to make believe that you're Christian while holding to your perversions and sins.
This doesn't strike me as large enough numbers to indicate an exodus yet. Heck that many members could die in a year.
But it is obvious they certainly aren't attracting new members.
There's a fine line between Vicky Gene Robinson, and Vicky Sue Robinson (the singer). In more ways than one, apparently.
2Tim 4v3:
"For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear."
The Bible proving itself right once again..
BUMP!
Why??? Ummmmm, It's just a guess, but renaming parishes, Our Patron Saint of Neverland Ranch, just didn't keep the flock coming in.....and the Flock that was 'coming out' wasn't as large they thought?
Oh great, another if you don't belong to MY church you're evil thread.