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Gateway Church revokes membership of critical congregant; armed guards boot her from property
Christian Post ^ | September 24, 2024 | Leonardo Blair

Posted on 09/25/2024 10:05:54 AM PDT by Morgana

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FReepers do I have the right to be upset about this?

Armed guards removing church members because they called out sin? The Bible says to do it.

Have we come to this?

1 posted on 09/25/2024 10:05:54 AM PDT by Morgana
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To: SaveFerris; NorthMountain; No name given ; ebb tide

please read my first comment I’d love to know your thoughts.


2 posted on 09/25/2024 10:06:38 AM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul )
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To: Morgana

Does Robert Morris have a show on one of the Christian TV channels? The name sounds familiar to me.


3 posted on 09/25/2024 10:09:03 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Morgana
Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, just held it's 10th fundraiser banquet and awards event for Abortion Advocacy and providers groups.

Evil in the Pulpits.

4 posted on 09/25/2024 10:09:31 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: Morgana

Evil people pretending to do good things is what we are these days.


5 posted on 09/25/2024 10:10:19 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: Morgana

My church has a whole lot less than $500 million in assets. But each quarter, the head deacon delivers a pretty detailed financial report and the books are always open for any member to inspect.


6 posted on 09/25/2024 10:11:19 AM PDT by GrootheWanderer
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To: blackdog

I’ll look that up and post it thanks for the heads up.

That is freaking evil. I can’t believe how much these churches are falling.

The people in the pews know what evil is and are saying so but the leaders are corrupt and what was it that Jesus said about them? Lovers of what? Someone help me out I’m upset right now.


7 posted on 09/25/2024 10:12:50 AM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul )
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I looked up Morris and he’s the guy I was thinking of. I guess now he’s a FORMER televangelist.


8 posted on 09/25/2024 10:15:54 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Morgana

Two separate issues involved in answering your question.

The Church, whether good or bad, has the right as a private entity, to trespass anyone who it likes, just like you or I could trespass anyone we wanted to on our property. Is it justified? Is it good relations? All depends, right?

The second part of your question relates to calling out sin. Yes, that’s ok, good actually. But in a society where free speech is a right, no consequence to free speech is not necessarily so.

Seems to me like she could move on and just find a good church. On the other hand, I cant fault her for calling out a problem. Its a matter of how much energy one thinks its worth to fight it.


9 posted on 09/25/2024 10:17:00 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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"Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons," 1 Timothy 4:1

"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." 1 John 4:1

The apostles warned us 2,000 years ago - why are we surprised?

10 posted on 09/25/2024 10:19:07 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Morgana

Not unlike Pope Francis removing Bishop Joseph Strickland from his position as bishop of Tyler, TX.

Unjust.


11 posted on 09/25/2024 10:19:45 AM PDT by ebb tide ("The Spirit of Vatican II" is nothing more than a wicked "ideology" of the modernists.)
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To: Morgana

Any church with a 501-3 is pretending to serve at least two masters but really is only serving Mammon.


12 posted on 09/25/2024 10:21:51 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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The people in the pews know what evil is and are saying so but the leaders are corrupt

So why are the people remaining in the pews?

Are they too brainwashed to just not go there?

With idiot "Christians" like these, we might as well submit and become Muslims.

13 posted on 09/25/2024 10:22:13 AM PDT by Mogger (AreIn bookstores is a very expensive, beautifully bound in green leather Holy Koran. If one was goin)
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The event was advertised on Todd Starnes Radio Station 99.5 KWAM, which is in Memphis. I couldn't believe my ears! A Todd Starnes owned radio station advertising on air for a church promoting abortion siorre.

Shameless.

14 posted on 09/25/2024 10:22:59 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: Magnum44
I personally would like to know more details. I'm automatically skeptical when the alleged abuse happened decades ago (1980's), and there's tons of money to be had from bringing it up now (hush money from a mega-church).

I'm not saying he didn't do the dirty deed. I'm just saying I need more than a quick read of one article before I join the world in calling out another servant of Christ...especially given that the source is Christian Post.

15 posted on 09/25/2024 10:24:25 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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FReepers do I have the right to be upset about this?

Sure you do. Just be sure you know the facts

I've seen a good preacher and his family stalked by a crazy woman. She made all kinds of allegations, none of which could be proven and some of which were physically impossible - as the man and his wife were out of the country on a mission in Central America the years she claimed events occurred.

I've also seen accusations of homosexual priest behavior in our school, which were proven to be absolutely true

It takes a lot of wisdom to adjudicate these things. And the devil will never stop challenging the faith of believers.

16 posted on 09/25/2024 10:28:05 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Magnum44

In the Bible the prophets who called out sin, including Jesus, are remembered for walking in the ways of the Lord. The profits had their tables upset in the Temple.


17 posted on 09/25/2024 10:28:12 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: Magnum44

“Seems to me like she could move on and just find a good church. On the other hand, I cant fault her for calling out a problem. Its a matter of how much energy one thinks its worth to fight it.”

Thank you for all your responses first of all. Yes that is all true.

Second and one most concerning is if she does not call them out and others are hurt. I see it from her point of view. They need to make change.
We talk about what happened in the Catholic Church and maybe she sees what happened and does not what a repeat of this.

She is being loud and vocal to the point they will do something?

Not sweep this under the rug Not have more victims in the future? She wants to make sure there is change.

My their actions they have said “we don’t care and we will go on as business as usual”


18 posted on 09/25/2024 10:28:57 AM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul )
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To: Morgana

The Great Falling Away has been in progress since Madeline O’Hare succeeded in having God removed from the classroom.


19 posted on 09/25/2024 10:31:10 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: PGR88

“’ve also seen accusations of homosexual priest behavior in our school, which were proven to be absolutely true”

I support all Catholics who are against that behavior. That is why I’m on this woman’s side.

All of us have to step up and tell these church leader they are wrong and to cut the crap.


20 posted on 09/25/2024 10:31:45 AM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul )
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