https://freerepublic.com/tag/worshipper/ en-us Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:18:01 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1331340/posts For the past 30 years—as a parishioner, pastor, songwriter, musician, and now seminary professor—I have witnessed what some have called the "worship wars" raging in our churches. Many churches continue to be torn asunder because of questions like these: Shall we sing "traditional" hymns or "contemporary" choruses, or both? Shall we accompany our singing with organ and piano only, or with guitars and, gasp, even drums? As we sing, shall we lift our hands or only our voices? Shall we read our lyrics by looking into a hymnal or by looking up at text projected on a screen? We desperately... Christianity Today https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1331340/posts#comment Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:18:01 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1309592/posts WASHINGTON - A religious liberties lawsuit brought by a Satan worshipper, a Wiccan witch, a white supremacist, and an adherent of an ancient Viking religion is drawing the impassioned support of major national religious groups as it approaches a hearing before the Supreme Court. The case is potentially the most important religious liberties case on this year's docket, impacting how far a state can go to accommodate the religious practices of its citizens and whether Congress can require states to be more accommodating. The case was filed by a group of Ohio inmates - Jon Cutter, J. Lee Hampton, John... New York Sun https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1309592/posts#comment Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:13:52 GMT