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To: SeekAndFind
Left Catholic 2 years ago. Not going back. Still looking for a new denomination.

Requirements:

1. Weekly communion ("This is my body, this is my blood" refers to unleavened bread and wine, not vanilla wafers and grape juice.)
2. Tolerance for belief in theistic evolution.
3. No ordination or enabling of pedophiles or sodomites.
4. No use of parishioner donations to pay court settlements against clergy. Let the hierarchy pay out of their retirement funds.
6. No Arianism.
7. No Adventist/End Times preaching.
8. NO SNAKES.

Meanwhile, I've read more of the bible in the past two years than I did in the previous 20. While I'd really like to find a community of believers to share my faith with, I think I'm OK.

19 posted on 02/20/2018 12:21:18 PM PST by InABunkerUnderSF (Back from the dead)
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To: InABunkerUnderSF

I looked at your list ( and no, I am not Catholic ), but I don’t see why you have to leave the catholic church to go to another denomination when you can move to a Parish that meets your requirements.

OFFICIALLY, Roman Catholicism does not ordain pedophiles or sodomites ( but they have to know who they are first because many slip through the cracks ).

Also, I don’t think Catholicism considers belief in theistic evolution heretical. It would be an in-house debate where Catholics can agree to disagree.


23 posted on 02/20/2018 12:26:26 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: InABunkerUnderSF

Your #’s 2 and 3 are typically at cross purposes, the one unorthodox belief goes hand in hand with the other unorthodox belief. Not saying that you agree so no need to be angry, just stating facts. Off the top of my head I’d say try the Easter Orthodox.


27 posted on 02/20/2018 12:30:45 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: InABunkerUnderSF

If it weren’t for
2. Tolerance for belief in theistic evolution.
7. No Adventist/End Times preaching.

I’d suggest the “Plymouth Brethren” (not an official name)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Brethren


30 posted on 02/20/2018 12:36:58 PM PST by LouieFisk
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To: InABunkerUnderSF
Other than the objection to non-alcoholic "fruit of the vine", Disciples of Christ (DOC in the tables above) might work for you. It's the Midwestern centered denomination Reagan belonged to.

However, since each congregation is self governing there's wide variation among them in terms of "Liberal vs. Conservative" outlook. Our church went through a period when the pastor included diatribes about global warming in his sermons and was in general an overbearing pr***. I stopped attending for awhile. He was replaced by a younger and more conservative pastor who preaches from the Bible. Very open, family oriented, welcoming to all including people with disabilities, and very much Christ centered.

Quite a few in our congregation are "lapsed" Catholics or married to Catholics who attend, share Communion with us, but decline to formally join ("Once a Cat'lic, always a Cat'lic"). No bar to anyone sharing Communion as we're all sinners and in need of forgiveness.

33 posted on 02/20/2018 12:44:49 PM PST by katana
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To: InABunkerUnderSF

Give reformed a shot. That would be the John MacArthur, John Piper, RC Sproul, Mark Devers, Mike McKinley variety. They don’t mess around.


41 posted on 02/20/2018 1:35:47 PM PST by Salvavida (The Missouri citizen's militia sends its regards.)
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To: InABunkerUnderSF

Sounds like a plan. When you find the right place let us know.


45 posted on 02/20/2018 3:00:35 PM PST by x_plus_one ( I pray Gods eyes may once again gaze upon me and remind me that I am still His child.)
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To: InABunkerUnderSF
8. NO SNAKES.

That one made me laugh.

47 posted on 02/20/2018 3:18:16 PM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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