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Church mulls 'phrasing' change for Holy Trinity
The Washington Times ^
| June 20, 2006
| Richard Ostling
Posted on 06/20/2006 4:35:44 AM PDT by pageonetoo
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To: HossB86
With 50k leaving each year, it won't be long before very few are left.
To: MarkL
This has been going on for the past 15-20 years, as liberal courts have legislated a *new society* for the 'protected' group of whiners.
To: pageonetoo
I have been studying this phenomenon in the church for over a decade. It is being driven by a feminization of the churches in the USA that has encouraged female priestesses to create a Mother God in place of Father God as if it were simply a political process like ERA. In this they only have one major obstacle - The Holy Bible - and they are intent on rewriting it to suit their needs.
Clearly, as the feminist social revisionists advance, its effect is a full blown male orthodox retreat. It is time for real men and women in the church to understand that the love of God as Father is a tough love involving sin and repentance as a means to Grace. That is why "Father" is used. This new counterfeit is a tepid version of moral relativism and deserves to be spewed out of our mouths. It is time to stand up against this desecration.
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:00:53 AM PDT
by
MountainMenace
(E Pluribus Unum! An oxymoron for liberals.)
To: Hegemony Cricket
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:01:30 AM PDT
by
thulldud
("Muslim Community Leaders Warn of Backlash from Tomorrow's Terrorist Attack")
To: butternut_squash_bisque
WHY!!
Early Christians fought for centuries over different versions of the trinity. The Arian Christians believed that Christ was created after God, not at the time of God's creation, therefore was not equal to God. The Nicean Creed resolved that in favor of the current view, not the Arian Christian view. Why start this again in another form?
To: thulldud
LOL - I done fergot about them fellers completely!
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:10:31 AM PDT
by
Hegemony Cricket
(Rugged individualists of the world, unite!)
To: TexasGreg
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:11:20 AM PDT
by
GarySpFc
(Jesus on Immigration, John 10:1)
To: butternut_squash_bisque
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:11:39 AM PDT
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
To: alicewonders
[Amen! It's only Christians who are to blame when this kind of thing is happening to so many Christian denominations. We get the government, schools & churches we deserve.]
The leaders of our Christian Faith (Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopal, baptist, etc) paint Christ in the image of a peacenik, all inclusive, warm and fuzzy, quiet, discreet, shy, humble, passive man. In their attempt to emulate our Lord, they are misguided and erode (in my opinion) the true word and teachings of Christ. Christ was tolerant and accepting. But he was a man's man. He was a pretty tough guy. He gave no one a free pass and didn't accept excuses. He didn't pull punches and said it like it was. He was not discreet. He sent his apostles into towns to announce his coming and make preparations for his arrival. He preached against what the high priests were teaching from their mighty pulpits. He rebelled against the church of his time. He had physical altercations in defense of what was right. He condemned people and deeds. He feared nothing publicly and he was anything but politically correct.
He was, whether you believe in him as the Lord or not, the Human Race's strongest leader. Religiously or otherwise, his existence on this planet has affected the way billions have lived their lives for 2,000 years. This man did not change to appease or attract followers. He lead with truth, honesty and action.
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:12:47 AM PDT
by
Tenacious 1
(Not today.)
To: butternut_squash_bisque
How about "One potato, Two potato, Three"?
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:14:42 AM PDT
by
Doohickey
(Democrats are nothing without a constituency of victims.)
To: butternut_squash_bisque
To: butternut_squash_bisque; Admin Moderator
My #1 been deleted, with my reference to the perverted ones in the pulpit. I guess we have PC among us, and the AM feels obligated to honor their sensibilities...
Sorry, AM, but I will not give credibility to the vileness, which is overtaking our Church! I will try to use a better choice of words, to describe these perverts, rather than refer to a hot coal!
What term is acceptable?
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:17:17 AM PDT
by
pageonetoo
(You'll spot their posts soon enough!)
To: alicewonders
I think the fact that they are trying to change OUR religious institutions, rather than creating their very own religion - shows that they have evil intent.It's easier to hijack an existing organization, with its buildings and pension plans intact, than it is to start your own. Gary North's excelent history book With Crossed Fingers demonstrated how the largest, soundest, and most conservative Christian body in the USA -- the PCUSA -- was surrendered because the orthodox were too "nice" to have heresy trials.
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:17:44 AM PDT
by
TomSmedley
(Calvinist, optimist, home schooling dad, exuberant husband, technical writer)
To: corkoman
Paper, rock, scissors!LOL!
To: Hegemony Cricket
How 'bout:
Big Daddy, Little Daddy, and the spook.
To: corkoman
Good attempt.
I was thinking Larry, Moe and Curly.
Sarcasm doesn't always carry well in the written word, but I think yours did.
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:26:21 AM PDT
by
Paloma_55
(I may be a hateful bigot, but I still love you)
To: Hegemony Cricket
Manny, Moe, & Jack?
Larry, Moe, & Curly?
Huey, Dewey, & Louie?
Marshal, Will, & Holly?
Abraham, Martin, & John?
One Bourbon, One Scotch, & One Beer?
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:26:23 AM PDT
by
Triggerhippie
(Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.)
To: Doohickey
Nah, ya gotta think 'diversity' - it's One Little, Two Little, Three Little Indians...
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:27:46 AM PDT
by
Hegemony Cricket
(Rugged individualists of the world, unite!)
To: alicewonders; longtermmemmory
I think the fact that they are trying to change OUR religious institutions, rather than creating their very own religion - shows that they have evil intent. Their purpose is to DESTROY - not to amend. Satan is laughing right now.I think you've nailed it - that is the plan. I think we are witnessing the end-game culmination of a long-term Gramscian strategy of infiltration, subversion, co-option and deconstruction.
To: HossB86
It seems that determined leftists like Nancy Olthoff are determined to kill the Church and rebuild it in their pagan image. Perhaps the greatest threat to the early Church was the activity of the female-dominated orgiastic sects. Given the chance, women like Olthoff will have history repeat itself.
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:29:37 AM PDT
by
gaspar
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