Politics Free Church?
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Anonymous
So how did Joe and Mary pay for their flight? What happened to the gifts of the Magi? If borders didn’t exist, why didn’t Herod have jurisdiction in Egypt? |
Anonymous
"Christ"? though your sources are questionable, there may have been an itinerant Jewish preacher named Jesus. But there's no proof of a Christ -- that's all religious belief. |
Anonymous
Maybe with the new pastor. |
Anonymous
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Ok, so, to summarize, recommendations from this group are:
McLean Bible Fall Church Anglican St. John’s Lafayette McLean Presbyterian Little Falls Presbyterian St. Peter’s Episcopal in Arlington National Presbyterian All Saints Episcopal, Chevy Chase Fourth Presbyterian, Bethesda What do people think of Grace Episcopal, Georgetown? |
Anonymous
what happened w his son that he had to step down? |
Anonymous
The guy who said to render unto Cesar that which is Cesar’s and who was rejected as messiah precisely because he wasn’t delivering revolution and political liberation for his people was political and revolutionary? |
Anonymous
Why He was condemned to death is “lost history?” Jesus existed, and although you may not like it, it’s not controversial to accept Jesus was a real man who walked the earth, and was executed. Historians, scholars, professors, regardless of their religious beliefs, accepted Jesus existed. |
Anonymous
The term "historical Jesus" refers to the life and teachings of Jesus as interpreted through critical historical methods, in contrast to what are traditionally religious interpretations.[1][2] It also considers the historical and cultural contexts in which Jesus lived.[3][4][5][6] Virtually all scholars of antiquity accept that Jesus was a historical figure, and the idea that Jesus was a mythical figure has been consistently rejected by the scholarly consensus as a fringe theory.[7][8][9][10][11] Scholars differ about the beliefs and teachings of Jesus as well as the accuracy of the biblical accounts, with only two events being supported by nearly universal scholarly consensus: Jesus was baptized and Jesus was crucified.[12][13][14][15] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_Jesus#:~:text=Virtually%20all%20scholars%20of%20antiquity,consensus%20as%20a%20fringe%20theory. That you reject the historical consensus about the existence of JC- you aren’t someone to be taken seriously. You are fringe. |
Anonymous
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Are there any "aggressively" liberal churches?
I think when people say they want "politics free" they mean liberal. |
Anonymous
How far are you willing to travel? |
Anonymous
Any church doing this needs to be reported to the IRS |
Anonymous
I think when people say they want politics free they mean they want a church that embraces their political agenda disguised as religion. |
Anonymous
I haven’t been in awhile but at one point I would have described Table Church in DC as “aggressively liberal”. |
Anonymous
I am not religious. I did take religious courses at Duke Divinity school to get my humanities credits. An odd thing for someone with no religious beliefs or background. My adviser counseled me I I wouldn't hesitate to be both critical and analytical. The rare poor kid at Duke, it was indeed a place to shine In any event one of the courses I took was called the Historical Jesus. It was taught by the first Westerner to have access to the Dead Sea Scrolls. From a historical perspective and not a theological one, there was little doubt there was a man named by Jesus who had significant social impact. An examination of the Gospels alone and their conflicts and inconsistencies demonstrated how the Gospel writers strove to make the life of Jesus as a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, what you would do in trying to establish a religion. I don't know why anyone would deny the evidence of Jesus' existence as a man given the record. And I don't think calling him a preacher is accurate. It assumes Jesus thought he was establishing a religion which doesn't appear to be the case. He was a Jewish man with a call to seek justice in a turbulent time among one of the few generally literate cultures at the time Now theology - lots to argue about but thankfully not my thing. By the way the other two who received A's in the class - i always felt like an imposter being an ill prepared scholarship athlete -went to Yale and Oxford Divinity and both are very successful leading churches in the DMV area. I had it so easy because I could merely spot conflicts and inconsistencies and explicate the tension. But these two took it a step beyond and consistently reconciled there faith with what to me were rather obvious human created tensions. They were not my cup of tea but intellectually I respected them, even when not buying into their objectives. Having no parents or guidance, I thank the professor who really taught me tolerance. Never have been proselytized because I have a respectful presence which politely expresses no interest. I had no problem dealing with science either, taking a biology class on evolution which was ahead of its time. One thing Christians have going for the. The founder of their faith, even if unwitting or unintended, was not a warlord. |
Anonymous
Every United Methodist church I am familiar with is filled primarily with liberal Democrats. The issue for me is not that the church might be liberal. My issue is when a pastor is acting as a salesperson for the Democratic party (or for the Republican party, though I've never seen that happen). |