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Discussion in 'Other Christian Denominations' started by Crabtownboy, Jun 30, 2015.

  1. Revmitchell

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    We have no need to "start' as we are already doing that. Standing up for what is right can be done simultaneously. It is not an either or.
     
  2. Bro. Curtis

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    And I see you as a liar, and base it on your first sentence in this thread, and your subsequent attempts to ignore your own words.
     
  3. Crabtownboy

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    I do not think we are doing such a great job of it. Certainly we can do better. I see few churches looking outside their walls and helping folk in need who do not darken any church door. I have see churches turn their backs on members in need ... and that is shameful. On the other hand I have seen a church go to extraordinary lengths to help others.
     
  4. Revmitchell

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    What you personally have seen does not mean you should broad brush all churches in general. Sorry but you are just wrong.
     
  5. Crabtownboy

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    I don't believe I am broad brushing. I've been to a lot of churches. Have lots of friends all over this country and in Europe ... even a few in China. And I say that a majority are basically luke warm or worse when it comes to helping folk in need.

    Here is an example of ministries of a church in my area and its satellite churches.

    Academy of Hope
    Reading, math, computer education for adults
    202.269.6623
    www.aohdc.org

    Andrew’s House
    Guest house for out-of-town visitors
    202.483.0799
    [email protected]

    Becoming Church, Inc.
    Inspiring new churches, nurturing church leadership among those disinherited by society, and convening congregations to develop a common prophetic voice
    202.387.8001
    www.becomingchurch.org

    Bethany, Inc./Good Hope House
    Transitional housing for women and children
    202.678.4084
    www.bethanyinc.org

    Bokamoso Life Centre
    Helping young people in Winterveldt, South Africa, survive and thrive amidst the poverty, crime and despair of the AIDS epidemic.
    Seekers Church
    202.829.9882

    Christ House
    Residential respite medical care for homeless men and women
    202.328.1100
    www.christhouse.org

    Columbia Road Health Service
    A medical clinic of Unity Health Care, Inc.
    202.328.3717
    www.crhs.org

    Cornelius Corps
    Nurturing connections between urban and suburban churches
    202.232.9745
    www.corneliuscorps.org

    Cornerstone
    A community of caring where formerly homeless people with chronic substance abuse can heal and grow toward a positive future in an accepting, patient environment
    202.595.7001
    www.dccornerstone.org

    Dayspring Earth Ministry
    Linking faith and ecology
    301-916-4827
    www.dayspringearthministry.org

    Dayspring Retreat Center
    A place of beauty near Germantown, MD, set apart for silent retreat
    301.916.1131
    www.dayspringretreat.org
     
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    Actually what you are doing is making assumptions about people you do not know based on people you do.
     
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    Why does the author of the OP believe that fighting for traditional marriage and helping the downtrodden are mutually exclusive?

    One can oppose gay marriage and fight against abortion AND feed the poor, clothe the naked, and house the homeless all in the same day.
     
  8. Crabtownboy

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    I agree, just don't involve the courts. Do it with the example of our lives and our love for others.
     
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    The Supreme Court found in the Dred Scott decision slavery was legal. And according to Crabby, that should have settled it.

    Why did church goers insist on trying to turn over a SC decision, when they should have been following the teaching of Jesus and:

    For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat,

    I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,

    I was a stranger and you invited me in,

    I needed clothes and you clothed me,

    I was sick and you looked after me,

    I was in prison and you came to visit me.”
     
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