[Teabagging Mom]

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Methodists is nothing more than “Church of England-Lite” and The Church of England is next to atheism.
Methodists use the teachings of their Methodist forebears to inspire their belief – this is heresy. The Word of God is all that is needed.
Methodists also believe that Salvation can come through Works – which is also heretical as this is only believed by Catholics and other pagans.

Also Mr. Bathfire, I know for a fact they say a voodoo kind of prayer that's got Jesus's name in it but that's about all. Baptists never do a thing like that -- We're Christian. But I should think of what that prayer is that the Methodist people always say----YEAH GOOGLE: It's called the Apostles Creed and it's Voodoo!

[Pure_Angel]

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Also Mr. Bathfire, I know for a fact they say a voodoo kind of prayer that's got Jesus's name in it but that's about all. Baptists never do a thing like that -- We're Christian. But I should think of what that prayer is that the Methodist people always say----YEAH GOOGLE: It's called the Apostles Creed and it's Voodoo!

Dear Teabagging Mom, would you please introduce yourself in the "Introduction Forum", to quote: Tell us what church you go to and what your favorite Bible verse is and how you came to find Jesus.

Yours in Christ
Elisabeth

[Teabagging Mom]

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Dear Teabagging Mom, would you please introduce yourself in the "Introduction Forum", to quote: Tell us what church you go to and what your favorite Bible verse is and how you came to find Jesus.

Yours in Christ
Elisabeth

Oh Miss Angel Elizabeth, I'll do that right away. I'm so sorry. But you live in one of the Swedish countries, is it hard for you to worship Jesus there?

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

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Conservative Christians slam fantasy church service

Well! Allow Landover to slam and damn this church too! Does anyone want to go and hear about the message of

(i) a Creator God,
(ii) Noah’s Ark,
(iii) people being swallowed by giant fish,
(iv) surviving fiery furnaces,
(v) a virgin birth, miracles and
(vi) resurrection as a redemptive act to Save the World from sin

AND THEN be lead by a man in fancy dress and be surrounded by lunatics who think that Gandalf died and was resurrected to defeat evil; that Obi-Wan can control some ‘mysterious’ power; time is meaningless to Dr Who; Buffy fights creatures that drink the blood of others or that the Dr McCoy can miraculously heal people?

This is blasphemy and heresy of the highest order! The boundary between The One True Religion and fantasy has been blurred by this errant priest! God has been MOCKED!

A CHURCH service where the angels and saints make way for wizards and warlocks has been damned by conservative Christians.

Fans dressed as Wookies and vampires will be among the throng to hear passages from those bibles of fantasy The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter at a "Sci-Fi and Fantasy Friendly Church Service".

The Reverend Avril Hannah-Jones [Edit: What did Jesus say about women???!!!] is behind Sunday's service at the Uniting Church in Romsey, north of Melbourne, which is aimed at getting more bums on pews.

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The sci-fi enthusiast said the service would explore parallels between fantasy and Christianity, taking inspiration from Dr Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Star Wars.

But traditionalists have slammed the service's irreverence and lack of emphasis on scripture. Sources close to the church told the Herald Sun the plan had split locals.

"There are some that aren't very happy about it, especially because it just sort of happened out of the blue," a parishioner said.

Other church leaders said it was blasphemous and could encourage witchcraft and supernatural ideas.

"I don't have a problem with people enjoying sci-fi, but church isn't the place to encourage escapism and fancy dress," Mentone Baptist minister Murray Campbell said.

"It is the time where real people with real lives need to hear the real God speak his word, the Bible.

"We really ought to get our theology and world view from the Bible, not Frodo Baggins - as cool as he is."

Catholic priest Gerald O'Collins said: "There should be no need to dress it up.

"There is a magical story there already - We just have to start selling ourselves properly." [Edit: I never thought I’d agree with a Catlick – but this man has it right!]

But Australian Baptist movement spokesman Rod Benson said the service was a unique opportunity to introduce more people to Christianity.

Mr Benson, an ethicist and public theologian, said the innovative approach was commendable.

"Baptists affirm the biblical teaching condemning occult practices, but this Uniting Church congregation's sci-fi/fantasy theme is commendable if it connects with the community and serves its purpose well," he said.

"What matters is how the church leaders frame the cultural theme within a Christian context.

"The supernatural is not the sole domain of malevolent forces. Indeed, Christians affirm that every aspect of life has a spiritual connection."

Mr Benson said familiar stories, such as Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Buffy, and Dr Who involved people wrestling with moral choices.

"(They) show the triumph of human virtue and the good over all kinds of moral and spiritual challenges," he said.

Uniting Church moderator Isabel Thomas Dobson said Sunday's service had the full support of the church authorities.

"We're always looking for ways in which we can connect the community with the truth of the gospel.

"We're talking fantasy, not reality," she said. [Edit: this damned woman should make it clear that the Church and Christianity have absolutely nothing to do with fantasy!]

"It's a once-off."

Once is too many!

[AntipopeBadTrip]

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Subgenius- followers of a hilariously un-funny cult who spout post modern bullshit and dream about quitting their jobs, smoking illegal drugs and fornicating all day.They worship J.R. "Bob" Dobbs. a pipe smoking salesman who is actually Satan.

[Sophia Chipman]

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I have one:

[Sophia Chipman]

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Eastern Orthodoxy

[Sophia Chipman]

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Whoops, didn't notice it one there... sorry.

[Cranky Old Man]

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Whoops, didn't notice it one there... sorry.

Don't worry about it. You're a women so we expect you to do stupid things all the time.

[ramakandra]

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Don't worry about it. You're a women so we expect you to do stupid things all the time.

as if your that smart, your old and still need an invicible friend to hold your hand

[Dutch Girl]

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as if your that smart, your old and still need an invicible friend to hold your hand

So you counter someone who says bad things about women by saying bad things about old people?

[Two-Dollar Bill]

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as if your that smart, your old and still need an invicible friend to hold your hand

As if you're that smart. You're old and still need an invincible friend to hold your hand.


Looks a lot better doesn't it?

[AngelOfTheRose]

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I have one to submit, fellow Christians.

It is called Jediism (More like Joodiism in disguise) and it focuses on the worship of fake Jedi Knights from the science-fiction trash known as Star Wars. People who practice this call themselves "Jedi Knights" and they say they incorporate the beliefs of Buddhism, Taoism and Shintoism altogether to make a triple-satanic religion!

Where is this religion most prominent? In the United Kingdom, of course, what with their heathenistic, blaspheming Brits.

[BelieverInGod]

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I have one to submit, fellow Christians.

It is called Jediism (More like Joodiism in disguise) and it focuses on the worship of real Jedi Knights from the science-fiction trash known as Star Wars. People who practice this call themselves "Jedi Knights" and they say they incorporate the beliefs of Buddhism, Taoism and Shintoism altogether to make a triple-satanic religion!

Where is this religion most prominent? In the United Kingdom, of course, what with their heathenistic, blaspheming Brits.

real Jedi Knights? no such thing.

[AngelOfTheRose]

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real Jedi Knights? no such thing.

I seem to be having a problem. Whenever attempting to say fict-ional (without the hyphen, of course), it automatically changes to the word "real" instead. I've edited the original message accordingly.