More than a quarter of Americans now claim no religious affiliation, a finding from the Pew Research Center. That makes the so-called “nones” the largest bloc of Americans. Judy Woodruff reports that for white Christians, the once-dominant group by far, there’s also been a growing political divide w...
It's well accepted that Jesus was a historical person. Now how much you believe the miracles/etc attributed to him is a different matter entirely. Either way, the teaching and philosophy attributed to him are extremely powerful, and just as relevant today as they were in 27~30 AD.
Yes. They. All Christians. When the Golden God gets to sic goons on protesters to go across the street and hold an upside down Bible in front of a church, and Christians don't ALL disavow him and his supporters...
Then they ALL prove they've learned NOTHING from all of that religous "practice". If being active in a religion means you do not speak out against actual, literal and present evil, you have LOST the plot. Entirely. Completely.
The evangelicals that support Trump should've been ACTIVELY shunned by the rest of Chriatianity. Literally labeled believers in evil. Satan followers. But you all only seem to practice that "do not judge" business when it comes to outright evil people! Nono, the LGBTQ+ community is going to Hell, but Trump deserves forgiveness!
Give me a break... Christians who "need" church are some of the scummiest people on this planet.
I agree. I come from a protestant background and am now Orthodox. I never knew why I was so disinterested in church as a kid. I guess it seemed disingenous, trivial or arbitrary. This turned out to be true. A few years ago I acknowleged that something was missing and attended an Orthodox church. I had been researching for a while.
It is a world of difference. The problem with a lot of these denominations is that they try to "stay relevant" when Christ is always relevant. The liturgy does not put man at the center either. The entire parish faces God. Much of Western Christendom is falling victim to the self worship of the secular world. You can see it most recently with the acceptance of the gay agenda splitting the last remaining mainline protestant denominations even though it is clearly a sin.
People want boundaries and guidance. They hunger for it. The Orthodox church has changed very little in 1300 years and provides clear direction. The structure seems constricting from the outside but in reality it is freedom. Freedom from sin and to worship God in the way of the apostles.
There's no way to make it "more relevant" because everything else is irrelevant.
You can see it most recently with the acceptance of the gay agenda splitting the last remaining mainline protestant denominations even though it is clearly a sin.
Friend, this is exactly the kind of thing Jesus called people out for. Right now, you are in the scribes and Pharisees group.