Yes agreed, I’m just not ready to condemn all for the actions of a few.
Handling snakes and speaking in tongues (Catholics do that too) is rather insignificant to me, why are you preoccupied with such insignificant practices?
Catholics?? I’ve never heard of that, the practice of snake handling and speaking in tongues is centered around Appalachia in the Pentecost churches. Just curious, do you have a cite?
As far as being “preoccupied”, I’m not really. I proffer these as examples of strange and harmful religious practices I personally disagree with and are comparable to praying to a piece of granite and interpreting infidels as killing “no-believers”. But we all pray to the same God. I especially find Christian Science very harmful.
…I've seen troops with only Orthodox Jews and with only Mormons so there can be a Muslim-only troop as well.
Of course and I don’t disagree with that as it’s outlined under the Membership Requirements in the SM handbook. It is up to the Charter Organization to determine its own membership standards and those can be religious in nature. I’ll even take this guideline a step further, it also allows the CO to make it’s own rules for behavior and conduct, such as no earrings/piercings, long or dyed hair, make-up/long or painted nails, wearing women’s clothing…
So, tell me about Christian Science, I have a friend who, although doesn't practice it (He's Episcopalian), he still believes in this type of religion and professes that it works.