Similarly, I had no idea which church to go to if I wanted to ask someone questions in person: In my community there was everything from Church of Christ to Jehovah's Witnesses to conservative Baptist to liberal Anglican churches, each one claiming to be based on the Bible, yet they all...
The name name of the church will at least have to temporarily changed back from “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints”, to “Mormon” out of respect to the current “safe space” requirements of local universities, and fly by night ministries supporting social trends to ease tensions...
I am very anti-religious, opposing anything even like religion, including atheist church. but that’s just me. Others have the right to do atheism their way. I am Not just an Atheist, I am a proud antireligionist. I can sum up what I do not like about religion in one idea; as a...
(from anyone who doesn’t already know). If you want to stop going to church, that’s a tougher sell because your family’s friends in the congregation will notice; you can use the angle of not wanting to be there without conviction, or the implied threat that your disbelief could ...
I am so lucky to have been able to spend time here with you. I will carry this experience with me for the rest of my life. And after our year of separation, I hope to come back to visit, and to see how this church has thrived. ...
I was raised by non-practicing Christians who immigrated to Canada from an anonymous country near the Caribbean. In the beginning, our family would occasionally attend Sunday’s church services. However, my mother later realized that her husband’s inattention and son’s rebellious behaviour during...
His sister, meanwhile, had never been as deeply "in." But she met a committed Christian, married him, and joined his evangelical Presbyterian church in Australia. In many ways Harvey admires his sister and brother-in-law. "The way they raise their kids is a total inspiration to me," he...
Some argue that emphasizing Christmas as a Christian holiday excludes non-Christians and undermines the principle of separation of church and state. Others believe that downplaying the religious aspects of Christmas erodes cultural traditions and marginalizes Christian beliefs. Another aspect of the ...
at the Easter Vigil, I was received into the Catholic Church. Just a couple of years before that, if a prophet had told me that I would rejoice on entering the Church or that tears would stream down my cheeks as I went to my first confession, I would have told him that he was grav...