I would rather go to church with 2 others than compromise my beliefs.
Consider that homosexuals are only 1.5% of the US and UK respective populations why would they promote the way they walk in life?
Not so much because of the sexuality and homosexuality issues...
The pastor never preached against these issues...or for them...probably concerned he would offend some members...
We left because of the milquetoast preaching...
“churches need liberalize their teachings on sexuality ...”
No way... Yahweh....
Refuse to obey.
Apparently, we can get people to follow the Bible by rejecting the teachings of the Bible! Liberal logic 101!
I think a lot of people would start going to church again if churches stopped with the shallow platitudes of Cafeteria Christianity. Even the “conservative” churches are far too accommodating to the Sodomites. Churches need to start heeding the words of Scripture (as well as the position of our Founding Fathers) and start advocating for our legal system to begin administering capital punishment against Sodomites.
I cannot understand why anybody would give up their Sunday morning and a bit of their money to attend a church that really doesn’t believe in much of anything. May as well relax, get some work done or whatever.
God doesn’t reject homosexuals but the sin of it. To teach homosexuality as an accepted Biblical doctrine is pure heresy with a steep penalty to pay.
While the gay/lesbian population is 02.5% of the U.S. population, they press their agenda on traditonal conservative institutions, including Churches.
Just because the gay / lesbian agenda has been legitimized by this administration , doesn't make it right; remember, Prohibition was legally reversed.
Also ,but most importantly, religious Christians believe that God's Word is eternal, and does not bend to the whimsey of curent 'popular' agenda.
Does a significant number of the population even still go to a church? I stopped going years ago for personal reasons, and it was also rather monotonous/boring anyway. It would be great if one could go and just listen to a message for an hour, but there’s all of the socializing, handshaking, and singing that I don’t care for.
Churches would probably do themselves some good by streaming their sermons online. Offerings can be done via paypal, ect. Unfortunately, in today’s world of stagnant wages and people working around the clock, Sunday is no longer a ‘day of rest’ for many people. If churches are going to survive, they’re gonna have to adapt.
Jeremiah, Elijah and others found sound preaching does not always result in growth. Likewise heretical teaching does not always mean shrinkage.
All we can do is tell others what we know to be true.
since people who are promiscuous or active homosexuals rarely enter the inner space of any respectable church, I fail to see how liberalizing the rules of morality will cause them to suddenly come back to church.
we already saw the stats that showed Chrstians accepting “gay marriage” end up acceping abortion, pornography and every other deviancy.
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Some Episcopalian churches have done so. Saw it with my own eyes.
Ask J.C. Penney’s just how successful you can be catering to the 1.5% and ignoring the 98.5%.