| Or at least that is what some would
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| | events while saying that you really don't
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| conclude is the result of the route my
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| | have to attend, but you do. Ministers
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| religious experience has taken me. But,
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| | often construct the Church in such a way
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| of course, from my perspective, the trip
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| | as to create a full week of work for
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| through the Christian, organized and
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| | themselves. This work is not necessarily
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| corporate church has brought me a freedom
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| | real work, but it keeps him "busy". If
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| that those who speak of "freedom" and
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| | you are in such a church, one that seems
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| "grace" within the crazy world of
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| | to invade not only your weekend, but most
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| disorganized religion could never know.
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| | of your week, just withdraw to a more
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| Experience is the best teacher and may be
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| | simple life of just church attendance and
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| only one that leave you with any depth of
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| | I bet you get a visit or some sideways
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| conviction.Having been a devotee from my
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| | comment from the pulpit not to forsake
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| youth through middle age to a literalist
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| | the assembling of yourselves together as
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| view of Christianity as both a lay member
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| | is the custom of some...namely YOU.A
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| and then on into the ministry, and then,
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| | church can make you feel really really
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| slapped awake by reckless religious
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| | guilty for not "serving the brethren",
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| change, I have become an expert in what I
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| | but resist that and serve yourself first.
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| don't believe anymore. I can explain
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| | Just say no. Then love the ones you can
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| well why inerrancy is a mistaken view of
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| | quiety behind the scenes to their good.
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| scripture. I can explain Christian
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| | What you'll find is others saying
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| origins and the violent history of the so
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| | "brother, I wish I could do what you are
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| called Christ-like church. I can well
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| | doing, but..." The bottom line is they
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| explain the misery a literalist view of
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| | are afraid of what others will think of
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| Christianity can inflict upon a soul, a
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| | them. Get over it.I no longer give my
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| marriage or a family, and how well any
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| | money to churches. A real God doesn't
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| system of rigid, "we are the true people
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| | need my money. I gave them enough and
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| and we have the true perspectives" keeps
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| | they mispent it, plain and simple.
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| one from one from every being truly free
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| | Approximagely $75,000 worth of giving and
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| to think.But being an expert in what I
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| | I was the darn Pastor! Along with that,
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| don't believe is not satisfying
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| | they wouldn't save social security
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| personally of course. A journey should
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| | because you don't have to with a pastor's
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| lead somewhere and growing up should
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| | income, and then broke a promise for
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| provide a positive result from past
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| | retirement pay. Spiritual bastards
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| experiences. Throwing Jonah off the ship
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| | all...Most churches teach the Old
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| did indeed stop the storm, but being
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| | Testament tithing as if Jesus himself set
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| swallowed by a sea beasty is not the most
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| | it up for the New Testament Church to
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| pleasant experience either. At least
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| | prosper under. Jesus could not care less
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| after being puked up on shore, we can
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| | about tithing even in his own day. Of
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| hope that we can draw a few conclusions
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| | course he wasn't anticipating all that
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| from the whole ordeal. It's those
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| | would follow and be done in his name
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| conclusions, for me, that I would like to
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| | either. One prominent Church Father went
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| share with the hope that those who
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| | so far as to note "what profit this myth
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| experience a similiar awakening thru
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| | of Jesus has brought us." Yikes, yet
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| disillusionment with the organized
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| | true.Tithing is one of those convenient
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| Church, of any denomination, can identify
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| | things that doesn't come under the New
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| with.First of all, while many will say,
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| | Covenant, but is still God's will for our
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| "well you just had a bad experience with
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| | financial well being. Or so one is told.
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| THAT church," this is not really so. This
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| | Eat all the mice, snakes, dogs, pigs and
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| is usally followed by my needing to come
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| | rabbits you want, but God loves a
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| to their church and see the difference.
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| | cheerful tither. In fact, it is how your
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| While my personal experience was a
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| | prove God exists as the promise is to try
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| combination of sincere searching and
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| | it out and see if the windows of heaven
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| wonderful friends, the end result has
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| | won't open for YOU. They won't no matter
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| been a spiritual disaster for many, of
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| | what Malachi says in the Old Testament.
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| whom I am only one. I say "disaster" but
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| | If you complain, the minister will tell
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| in the long run, it was a case of what's
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| | you something like, "you have air don't
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| "bad" turning out for the good. The issue
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| | you?" or "you have a job don't you, and
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| is no longer finding the "right" church
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| | wonderful children?" You can't win.
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| or a nicer group of really really spirit
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| | Churches that rely on cheerful giving
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| led people. The issue has become the
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| | only will never be able to buid a church
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| cover up in Christian origins and history
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| | that can be mistaken for a mall with
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| that many pastors of many denominations
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| | spires. Nope, it's tithing, of course
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| tell me, "well, I know that is so, but if
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| | from your heart, but it darn well better
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| I say that, I'll lose my job."The average
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| | still be ten percent of your GROSS, not
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| person in the pews is a follower and a
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| | NET income!I no longer abide the
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| conformer and not a reformer. They are
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| | teachings of the lone Guru and Grand
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| way too trusting that the minister is
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| | Poopa types in religion. The ranters,
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| telling them everything he knows. They
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| | healers, teachers and showman of Jesus
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| need to know that most only tell you what
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| | Land add precious little to a thinking
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| they think you can handle. That is, of
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| | person's spirituality. Too many are
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| course if he has a valid theological
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| | clowns in the area of religion and while
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| education. The self appointed types are
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| | entertaining, generally are consumed with
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| never going to do enough study to put
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| | securing their next fix of narcissistic
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| them out of the religious racket that
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| | supply and bucks. Many are sincere, but
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| rewards their efforts so well. The less
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| | not critical thinkers...no money in
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| informed the man, the louder he will yell
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| | that.The scary part is that they can spew
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| and the more angry for God he will appear
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| | utter stupidity of both scripture and
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| to be in an effort to hold on to his
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| | common human sense, and we are supppose
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| turf. He will also be generally sincere,
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| | to care what they think. I don't and you
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| but sincerely wrong. Remember, sanctified
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| | should think it through if you do. We
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| ignorance is still ignorance.So what do I
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| | let these men get by with BS far too
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| believe? What conclusions have I come to
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| | often. If we keep it up, we will regret
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| that work for me, albeit not for those
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| | the day we let God's men of faith and
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| who have yet to walk this path?I no
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| | power mix their religion with our
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| longer need to attend a corporate church
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| | government. We already are coming to
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| or belong to a religious organization to
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| | regret how some in government confuse
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| feel safe and informed. My experience was
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| | their own religious perspectives with
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| neither one that provided safety nor
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| | governing. Any man that can lead one to
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| information anyway. I'll take a quiet
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| | believe obsurdities, as they say, can
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| seat next to the river anytime. Once you
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| | lead you to commit atrocities.I don't
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| get into the corporate church, you better
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| | need to find God in a glass, mahogany,
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| get ready to kiss your money, personal
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| | teak, gold, silver or platinum Cathedral,
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| energy, time and freedom of thought
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| | Church or Worship Center. I once attended
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| goodbye. In far too many places, you
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| | a place where the building was dedicated
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| really do check your brain at the door.I
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| | as the "House for God." It cost millions
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| don't need to listen to a man try, every
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| | and most of the people who paid for it,
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| week to convince me the Bible is the
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| | never set foot in it...a TV ministry.
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| inerrant word of a never really here,
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| | But then the place was sold and God was
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| ever present God. It is not. Most
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| | evicted. Good thing the Book says he
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| ministers I know only tell the
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| | wasn't living there anyhow. Any real God
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| congregation what they can handle, which
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| | lives within the human anyhow, a place
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| is precious little and certainly nothing
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| | most humans would never think to look.
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| new from what mommy and daddy taught
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| | No literalist church wants you to
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| them. Many people attend church out of
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| | discover you don't need the church after
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| fear of tribal (family) retribution if
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| | all to be a content and grounded human
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| they stopped. They don't want to attend.
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| | being. They certainly don't want you to
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| They don't get anything from it. They
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| | think you were born right the FIRST
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| disagree with it. It is boring. It is
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| | time.When people ask what church I
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| repetitive and manipulative. They'd
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| | attend, as they are wont to do here in
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| rather stay home and rest, but...it's
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| | the south because they can't fathom that
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| what I/we are expected to do and darn it,
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| | you wouldn't, I tell them the
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| what I want to do never counted for much
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| | "Non-Condemnational Church of God." They
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| anyhow.I no longer need or want any
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| | look at me and just say "oh"....and then
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| organization to plan my life's time to
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| | "I get it". But they don't.Life is
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| suit their needs or give them the
| |
| | experiences and experiences are for
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| illusion of work being accomplished.
| |
| | learning. I haven't really gone from
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| Ministers are notorious for making their
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| | Pastor to Bastard. Well, ok for some I
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| own work. Some spend the sermon offending
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| | have. But I am free, and while it's true
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| and scaring everyone so they can spend
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| | the truth can set you free after pissing
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| all week visiting for damage control.
| |
| | you off, there is more deeply spiritual
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| Many plan so many things to do for the
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| | truth to be learned outside of organized
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| members during the week, that they seem
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| | religion, mall size churches and from men
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| to forget that most real people have a
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| | who are given far too much attention as
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| life of work and family. Many judge your
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| | if they knew. It's within you.....It's
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| spirituality by your attendance at these
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| | within YOU.
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