Skip to comments.
Amy K. Butler Takes On New Challenges at New York City’s Riverside Church
The Wall Street Journal ^
| April 3, 2015
| Melanie Grayce West
Posted on 04/07/2015 8:46:43 AM PDT by Gamecock
Riverside, a liberal Protestant church known for its history of social-justice advocacy, has hosted world leaders such as Nelson Mandela,Martin Luther King Jr., Desmond Tutu and Bill Clinton.
I know that this church is begging for new life, said Dr. Butler, 45 years old. That process of resurrection involves some dying. This is what we believe in our Christian tradition.
One-on-one, Dr. Butler is witty and self-deprecating, and her sermons tend to be about 10 minutes shorter than those of her predecessors, congregants say.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
TOPICS: Current Events
KEYWORDS: 201505; amybutler; amykbutler; butler; riversidechurch; templeofbaal
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-24 next last
1
posted on
04/07/2015 8:46:43 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
To: Gamecock
So a divorced female gets a pulpit in a liberal church...
2
posted on
04/07/2015 8:48:36 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once, and He volunteered. R.C. Sproul)
3
posted on
04/07/2015 8:51:34 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once, and He volunteered. R.C. Sproul)
To: the_Watchman
4
posted on
04/07/2015 8:51:46 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once, and He volunteered. R.C. Sproul)
To: All
This just confirms the WSJ news department is just a liberal or more so than the NYT.
This is just another “multiple choice menu” feel good, no standards government sanctioned hedonism church.
5
posted on
04/07/2015 8:55:31 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: Gamecock
what could possibly go wrong?
6
posted on
04/07/2015 8:56:20 AM PDT
by
ealgeone
To: Gamecock
This is not a church. It is devoid of spiritual values.
It is a leftist operations center with a $150 million endowment, 600 churchgoers and a communist agenda.
The endowment mentioned, (there may be others) is probably Rockefeller money but it is doubtful any of the family attend.
It is a place that only exists so that people can spend the endowment.
7
posted on
04/07/2015 9:07:29 AM PDT
by
detective
To: Gamecock
She has a $15 million annual budget, and usually only has 600 in the pews? Each of the 600 would have to give approx. $23,000 a year to keep it going.
Good thing she has a huge trust fund to dip into.
Wow.
8
posted on
04/07/2015 9:07:55 AM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
("Stone cold sober, as a matter of fact.")
To: Mrs. Don-o
If each of the 600 REALLY tithed, she could probably get real close to that amount.
But no real Tithers would ever attend that church.
9
posted on
04/07/2015 9:16:13 AM PDT
by
wbarmy
(I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
To: wbarmy
Very true ---- that occurred to me.
But as a rule, liberals give very little of their own money.
But not to worry, there are plenty of foundations that would love to chip in: a million here, a million there....
10
posted on
04/07/2015 9:24:27 AM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
("Stone cold sober, as a matter of fact.")
To: Gamecock
How can a social justice pastor give a sermon at all. What makes what she has to say worth more than the janitor?
11
posted on
04/07/2015 9:31:02 AM PDT
by
wastoute
(Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
To: Gamecock
12
posted on
04/07/2015 9:40:15 AM PDT
by
Dr. Thorne
(The night is far spent, the day is at hand.- Romans 13:12)
To: Mrs. Don-o
An ASA of 600 would be relatively healthy for a liberal Protestant congregation in Manhattan.
The story is probably much the same throughout the liberal congregations there: low ASA but huge endowments the clergy will still be burning through to finance their pet causes even after the last congregant dies or quits.
Nice work if you can get it: piles of money to spend on pet projects with little accountability to anyone, short hours and no heavy lifting.
13
posted on
04/07/2015 9:41:08 AM PDT
by
Loyalist
(Who whom?)
To: Loyalist
14
posted on
04/07/2015 9:49:36 AM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
("Stone cold sober, as a matter of fact.")
To: Gamecock
This isn't a church, it is a wing of the dim party that has carry in dinners.
Just write “Ichabod” above the door and be done with it.
15
posted on
04/07/2015 9:52:21 AM PDT
by
fungoking
(Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
To: Loyalist
Nice work if you can get it: piles of money to spend on pet projects with little accountability to anyone, short hours and no heavy lifting. I think the opposite. The congregants there have the same problems as everyone else, but the clergy has nothing substantial to offer them hope other than empty platitudes. The "lifting" must be oppressive.
Paul was sustained in his faith. These folks must have trouble sleeping at night.
To: Gamecock
"HANDS UP! DON'T SHOOT!"
17
posted on
04/07/2015 10:11:21 AM PDT
by
ken5050
(If Hillary is elected president, what role will Huma Abedin have in the White House? Scary, eh?)
To: the_Watchman
the clergy has nothing substantial to offer them hope other than empty platitudes Joel Osteen to the courtesy phone.
18
posted on
04/07/2015 10:14:34 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once, and He volunteered. R.C. Sproul)
To: Gamecock
Leaders say the church plugged along with temporary pastors, operating in a kind of maintenance-mode. Plans to rebrand the churchSeems that is what they have already done ...maybe they should try preaching Christ crucified
19
posted on
04/07/2015 10:38:33 AM PDT
by
RnMomof7
To: wastoute
How can a social justice pastor give a sermon at all. What makes what she has to say worth more than the janitor?A divorced mom who doesn't have custody of the kids, and/or moved away from them while they finish high school? I think I'd be more inclined to listen to the janitor.
20
posted on
04/07/2015 10:44:35 AM PDT
by
sphinx
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-24 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson