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  Decided on the local C of E Church.

  by quellycatface in

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  have decided to check out my local parish church.

  it has a real mix of people.

  old, young families and military personnel/families.

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  The Anglican ministers here are evanagelical and they are very good at challenging you as a christian. they are also very accepting of new people we got a great impression the first time my family attended two years ago and there is very few times we have missed services their. One problem I had with their doctrine is the Calvinist doctrine of predestination but don't take it to seriously if you don't understand at first their are many facets to it just as we can't know how God created the universe we can't know exactly how or why he saves some of us and not others. Some things we have to leave with god and trust in him.

  Jgnat I thought most churches had responsive readings I used to be an SDA and they have them at the back of the hymnal but they aren't used very much. Ive also heard it said most hymns are originally Anglican and adopted by other churches and most SDA hymns are Anglican
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  What do Baptists believe?

  by quellycatface in

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  i'm thinking about going to church again because i'm really interested in god (today)!!.

  sometimes i'm so confused and feel like there is no god, other days i do and want to try and get to know him.. i guess i'm scared because of all the bs that went on in the kh.. there is a local baptist church near me that seems nice.

  i'm in the uk.

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  Gday quellycatface,

  Just to tell you about our Anglican church in Canberra Australia. Anglican churches can be different in many ways to other Anglican churches We attend an Anglican church just down the road that is very evangelical half way through the service we have coffee and are able to chat with our friends or someone new that may walk in and there is coffee and morning tea after the service. The priests just wear ordinary clothes and are very approachable. The songs are very upbeat and many have a newer refreshing and modern versions with a band [no organ] . Be aware that traditional hymns can be very slow and dull.

  The priests don't mind if baby is baptised or just dedicated and baptised as an adult.

  The only traditional liturgy used is the Apostals creed, the communion service and some of the prayers.
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  Can being gay live in harmony with being a christian?

  by digderidoo in

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  i have looked at the thread about gay marriages in california and thought about asking this question there, but instead of hi-jacking that one i thought i would ask it here.

  there seems to be quite a few gay people on this site and i wonder how many class themselves as christian?

  if so, can being gay live in harmony with being a christian?.

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  www.youtube.com/watch?v=03hVnSH65v4

  The SDA church is very conservative but this documentry tells of three gay couples in their struggle with there faith and their homosexuality. One gay man was an SDA minister now has a partner. The younger gay man on the movie has a brother that is an SDA minister and his father is a conference president. The lesbian couple are finding they are accepted in the SDA church they attend and have as the witnesses may term priviliges. The movie can be bought online for about 10 bucks.

  What a name for a movie SEVENTH GAY ADVENTISTS
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  A Seventh Day Adventist minister gives up God for a year

  by barry in

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  ryan bell has always been a radical.

  ryan had a church in hollywood he offered his pulpit for a muslim leader to speak at his church.

  he introduced many catholic traditions into his church and he was very accepting of gay lesbian and transgender couples .

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  Gday Phizzy, My family and I haven't been to the SDA church in over two years now but i keep up to date on whats going on.

  We now attend an Anglican church it's just down the road from where we live.
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  A Seventh Day Adventist minister gives up God for a year

  by barry in

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  ryan bell has always been a radical.

  ryan had a church in hollywood he offered his pulpit for a muslim leader to speak at his church.

  he introduced many catholic traditions into his church and he was very accepting of gay lesbian and transgender couples .

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  au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/watch/20841395/faith-less/

  Ryan Bell has always been a radical. Ryan had a church in Hollywood he offered his pulpit for a Muslim leader to speak at his church. He introduced many Catholic traditions into his church and he was very accepting of Gay Lesbian and transgender couples
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  I Admire Norway

  by metatron in

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  http://news.yahoo.com/norwegians-become-crown-millionaires-oil-saving-landmark-172511178--sector.html.

  wow!

  what a country!.

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  0ne million crowns is only about $170,000 so they aren't millionares yet. most people in western countries are millionares anyway a house by itself is close to a million then add other investments on and you're pretty much there. I was reading an artical saying there should be a new definitionof what a milionare is the suggestion being one who has an income on one million per year.

  The Norwegians do have a great electricity grid powered 100% by hydro electricity with no polution
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  Bad news fir 11000 english cricket fans

  by barry in

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  11000 more cricket fans flew to australia to see the 5th test.

  the score now is 5 for 28 runs the poms should be all out before lunchin their first innings.. so will australia win 5 nil what do you think?.

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  And they sang a new song , five nil, five nil, five nil, five nil, five nil, five nil.

  not even three days to beat the poms in the last game. They got beaten just after tea on the third day
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  Bad news fir 11000 english cricket fans

  by barry in

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  11000 more cricket fans flew to australia to see the 5th test.

  the score now is 5 for 28 runs the poms should be all out before lunchin their first innings.. so will australia win 5 nil what do you think?.

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  I,m Just posting here because Iknow our english fans must be getting nervous every time they see the score on other media.

  There is two and a half days to go for this test and we are nearly 400 runs ahead with 5 wickets in hand. We only have to declare and bowl the poms out.
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  Bad news fir 11000 english cricket fans

  by barry in

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  11000 more cricket fans flew to australia to see the 5th test.

  the score now is 5 for 28 runs the poms should be all out before lunchin their first innings.. so will australia win 5 nil what do you think?.

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  11000 more cricket fans flew to Australia to see the 5th test. The score now is 5 for 28 runs the poms should be all out before lunchin their first innings.

  So will Australia win 5 nil what do you think?
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  Christmas is WRONG!

  by thesaint in

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  you all should be ashamed of your egotistical selves.

  how can you leave god's organization to celebrate the work of satan the devil?

  it just goes to show you how jehovah's christian witnesses are correct about how persons will leave the truth for their own selfish desires.. first off, christmas is a pagan holiday and it proves no spirit with the almighty jehovah and his son, the christ.

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  I've never been a JW but the JWs loved christmas in the past I remember seeing a picture from New York at the Bethal building all enjoying their christmas dinner with all the trimmings. There is nothing wrong with celebration witnesses celebrate weddings the angels celebrated christs birth and there is nothing in the bible telling us not to celebrate birthdays.

  Please post your biblical position outlining why christmas is not for christians. Barry