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To: re_nortex

No, by Christian I mean the “Christian” church, which is an offshoot of Church of Christ. Except we allowed instruments. I play bass.


93 posted on 03/06/2011 7:59:27 PM PST by RobRoy (The US Today: Revelation 18:4)
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To: RobRoy
No, by Christian I mean the “Christian” church, which is an offshoot of Church of Christ. Except we allowed instruments. I play bass.

Thanks for the clarification. There are a few church of Christ congregations here in Texas that use instrumental accompaniment, although my preference is for a cappella. That's based upon a strict (some characterize it as legalistic) reading of the Bible but I'll also admit that it's the tradition most familiar to me. And I realize that there are divisions with how Communion is to be served as well as churchwide vs. individual support of charities.

Those matters notwithstanding, since we're all Conservatives here on FR, what also appeals to me about the church of Christ is its almost monolithic anti-liberal politics. Because of the autonomy of each congregation, there may be some that have broken away from that view but I haven't encountered any yet in this part of the country.

During the presidential election season of summer 2008, I took an extended vacation by car throughout the South and Southwest, visiting various church of Christ locations along the way. I was gratified to see not one single Obama bumper sticker on any car in a church of Christ parking lot. I sincerely think that support for Obama (and all forms of liberalism) is counter to the teachings of Christ. From what I gathered during that vacation, most of my brethren evidently agree.

98 posted on 03/06/2011 8:41:23 PM PST by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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