Posted on 02/23/2005 5:23:43 AM PST by SJackson
Tithing specifically to a local fund does no good. Cash is "fungible" meaning that your offering allowed someone elses offering to be sent to the national Methodist Church. I left the Methodist Church over this.
Exactly.
...correctamundo maximus, pabianice.
http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=57860
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Date: 2004-08-20
Progress Seen in Ties With World Council of Churches
Holy See Publishes Joint Document
VATICAN CITY, AUG. 20, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The preparation of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has led to a new stage in collaboration between the Holy See and the World Council of Churches.
For the first time, the text that will inspire the Week of Prayer has been published jointly by that council's Faith and Constitution Commission and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
The decision was announced by Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the pontifical council, and by Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.
The theme proposed for the Week in 2005 is "Christ, the One Foundation of the Church," a reference to 1 Corinthians 3:1-23.
On this occasion, the texts were prepared by members of the Theological Committee of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Slovakia and pose three questions: "1. What is the foundation on which the new 'existence' of their churches is being built? 2. Is there a space to grow in unity as the respective confessional communities grow? 3. What are the means for strengthening the service of the church?"
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is usually held Jan. 18-25. In the Southern Hemisphere, other dates are usually chosen, for example, around Pentecost.
The full text of the materials for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and for the rest of the year may be read on the Web page of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
The Faith and Constitution Plenary Commission, the only entity of the World Council of Churches that has a Catholic representation, met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from July 28 to Aug. 6. Since 1968, a dozen Catholic theologians have been full members of the commission's Theological Department.
"There are still many questions we need to explore together, but we became aware of reaching a moment of hope, having identified a framework which might enable churches to move forward in terms of mutual recognition," stated the meeting's final message.
The commission has carried out a study on ecclesiology entitled "The Nature and Mission of the Church."
"The divisions within and among our churches reflect not only theological and ecclesiological differences, but also strife within the human community," the final message continues.
The meeting was opened by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, who said: "We cannot stand before a compassionate God while there is so much we have left undone because we are disunited."
The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of ecclesial communities, now 342, in more than 120 countries. The Catholic Church is not a member Church but works cooperatively with the WCC.
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>>World Council of Churches
which speaks for no one but communist.<<
Every time I see that name I think "A rose by any name..."
You can call it whatever you want. It doesn't have the word "Christian" in it. And there is a reason...
I'm no longer a Methodist so it doesn't matter anymore. At the time I felt it was the best route because I knew the Lord wanted me to tithe. My heart was in the right place and hope my money was, too (smile)! M
I need to send Israel money.
Jeeze, the communists have even inflitrated the churches.
Reds in Christian clothing. Real Christians support Israel.
Right-on, Luke21! Thanks!
I wonder if they consider terrorism, "illegal activities" ?
I just made a call to the Archdiocese which knows nothing of this and does not support this sort of activity. The party I spoke to also opined that the WCC had some real nutcases in it and he wasn't surprised if they tried to use the membership of the Orthodox Churches in the WCC as some kind of validation for this stuff. They have done that before.
WCC does not represent 500 million Christians. It has members who are members of churches which represent 500 million Christians. BIG DIFFERENCE!
HAHAHAHAHA! Half a billion leftist Christians, That's a laugh.
HAHAHAHAHA! Half a billion leftist Christians, That's a laugh.
The WCC has failed to learn that one cannot serve both God and mammon....and those Commie scumbags are mammon's best friend.
"We should ignore the World Court, the World Churches, the UN, the world anything. "
what about the World Wrestling Federation? oh nevermind,
that's back to the World Wildlife Federation again.
Out of your 300 million the Baptists are the overwhelming majority, I would think. Then you have the Anglicans, who aren't so liberal outside of the US and England. They total about 80 million, with the ECUSA comprising less than 2 mill of that total.
World Council of (Communist) Churches
I figured there was just absolutely no way in God's green Earth that the Orthodox were involved in this.
So, I expect that under proper analysis, their "500 Million Christians!" dwindles to about 13 million Christians, all concentrated in the United States.
In the interests of full disclosure, I think that most Orthodox Churches are members of the WCC. In fact, I seem to remember that they were among the founders. That said, it seems we fight with them and refuse to participate in their little programs far more than we join in them. A few years ago the WCC was publicly and loudly condemned by the EP and the MP over their interactions with pagans.
The Presbyterian Church USA should lose it's TAX-EXEMPT status. I grew up in this church before it merged and became liberal. I've been thinking all along that they were taken over by Democrats, but it's even worse than that.
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