What Religion Are You Freeper?

Gate of The City ^ | 9/15/09 | Chuck Ness

[OneVike]

Here is a poll question that would like to know what religion we Freepers consider ourselves.

What Religion Are You Freeper?

I know that most Freepers consider ourselves to be a Christian, but there are many of you Freepers who tend to keep your religion to yourselves and basically stick to the political issues. However, inquiring minds would like to know, and it would only take few seconds to answer the poll question.

[Alkhin]

If I may help with the Trinity concept - I am Anglican Catholic (NOT affiliated with the Church of Rome or with Canterbury) - I read a wonderful book by Margaret Sayers called "The Mind of God" - her explanation fit it exactly for me:

A book is the best way to explain. How does a book begin? By the Idea of the Author: he conceives an idea, thinks about it, formulates a plan for that idea, organizing his thoughts to prepare for expression. He writes that book and as he writes, the ideas are expressed, and sometimes even change several times. But he CREATES based on the Idea. This can be likened to Our Father, the Creator. In order for him to create the world and us, he had to THINK it first.

Once the Idea is conceived and executed, it becomes a Book. That book is the literal and physical manifestation of the Idea. It is bound and presented in a way that others can see and comprehend, "get their hands on" and experience the Idea of the Creator. This can be likened to Jesus Christ. He is the Physical Manifestation of God's Idea, the Son. He is the Idea. He is what we can "get our hands on" and comprehend, and share the beauty of God's Idea.

This book you've read, this Idea, is SO GREAT, SO TERRIFIC, SO ASTOUNDING and BEAUTIFUL you want to share with EVERYONE. You not only want to share it you want to discuss it, explore its complexities, and the more you do it, the more amazed and astounded and touched by what the Idea is. You will even go so far as to dream of being a part of that Idea. That is your hope, your faith, your love. This can be likened to the Holy Spirit. You are now infused with the idea.

All of this wrapped up in a book. The Father/Author, the Book itself, and how it inspires us all. Three in One.

[Freepmanchew]

Not a bad analogy, not perfect, but then again we can never perfectly describe the Trinity, but that which we know in part now, we will know in full when we are in His presence.

However, I did like your analogy.

[ravingnutter]

Sorry, but that doesn’t mean I have to go to a physical church to worship. I can stir up plenty of love and good works by giving of myself to others outside of a church setting. I have helped many people get off of drugs and get their lives together and have counseled many young girls against abortions. I find it is better to deal with them on a one-on-one basis than overwhelm them with a group of what they consider...at least at first...to be “Bible-thumpers”. If you are going to try to convince me I am somehow sinning by not going to church, please don’t waste your time. God has called on me to work with the unsaved, not socialize with people who have already been saved. That’s my story...and I’m sticking to it.

[Freepmanchew]

If you are going to try to convince me I am somehow sinning by not going to church, please don’t waste your time.

I never said you are sinning by not attending church, but if you refuse to be around other Christians in an assembly here on earth, why would you want to be around them in a much much larger assembly in heaven?

The part of the Scripture you fail to under stand is

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some. Hebrew 10:25

There should be no such thing as a lone wolf christian. Are you ashamed of other Christians. They are God's people after all. They are not perfect, and many are Hypocrites, but they are God's children. And he wants you to be with them.

[ravingnutter]

I am around other Christians, just not in a physical church. My living room is like a shrine to Christ. My husband and I pray together and we have Christian friends that we consistently discuss the Bible with (and the relation to current events), who, BTW, also do not go to church. Jesus said “For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” It doesn’t say I need a full congregation, that I should be in a physical church building or that I need more than two people at a Bible discussion group. Like I said previously...don’t waste your breath trying to convince me otherwise, it ain’t going to happen.

[Freepmanchew]

Well, then you Home-Church. That is different from what you led me to believe. I apologize, because the original churches were Home-Churches.

My whole point is that Christians need to fellowship with one another. I am amazed how many Lone-Wolf Christians there are who not only avoid congregating in a buidling with other Christians, they never congregate at home either.

God bless you and yours, for we are on the same page.

[ravingnutter]

I don’t know if you could call it an established “home church”, since we don’t meet with our friends on a weekly basis, just whenever we do get together...and it is not always the same friends each time...we always discuss the Bible and also how it relates to current events. We do the same with our grown children when they come to the house. And as I said, I have helped reform drug addicts and those considering abortion on a one-on-one basis which makes them more comfortable and is therefore more effective. So I believe I am doing what He is calling me to do. If my only fault is that I don’t go to a physical church building, then I don’t think I have much to worry about when it comes to my salvation.

[GSWarrior]

Go away. I wasn’t taunting anyone.

[HenpeckedCon]

I’m a little dyslexic but I’ll give it a shot.
Jesus for Jews.

[YankeeGirl]

Born into nominally Catholic family, raised Catholic and drifted away after college. Raised my kids and was very active in a very welcoming Methodist church, full of alienated Catholics for some reason.

Am finding my way back to my Catholic roots.

Worked all my life in Catholic higher education so I never felt far removed.

[guitarplayer1953]

Did you know the word “Religion” is in the Bible and it’s not favorable?

[Mrs. Don-o]

Hee hee. I once went by Quatholic. Or kinda Ro-mennonite, as in Ana-papist.

Now just Papist.

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[SnakeDoctor]

Any particular reason Baptists shouldn’t identify as Protestant?

SnakeDoc

[Alkhin]

Not a bad analogy, not perfect, but then again we can never perfectly describe the Trinity, but that which we know in part now, we will know in full when we are in His presence. However, I did like your analogy.

Thank you - it is actually my poor attempt to explain an analogy I read in The Mind of God and readily admit to its imperfection as its been years since I have read it (I lent the book to a friend and never received it back). But I wanted to try because it helped define things in terms I can understand. You are absolutely right: God can never be described perfectly, especially by we fallen humans, but I like to think He wants us to try. It is better than not trying at all and ignoring Him. Clumsy attempts often miss the mark, but show that we are at least working our way towards Him. Ignoring Him completely HURTS.

[campaignPete R-CT]

"I looked to see if you were taunting the Darwinists"

There are Darwinists here? What do they do, argue over mitochondrial RNA evidence?

[Huber]

OK, your biases are showing in your poll options. Your choice of church differentiation reflects a nouveau (post 16th century) Christian orientation, and unlike a small contingent of FReepers, most people have seen little evidence of any special leadership capabilities in Duncan Hunter, (not that he isn’t conservative) and yet he seems to appear in virtually every ticket option that you list.

[TFMcGuire]

Independent Baptist

[pleasenoobama]

Might be a bit late, but I’m Catholic.