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It’s strange to see how many Christians are willing participants in the dismantling of their own religion. Apparently they don’t see what’s obvious or simply don’t care.
Secularism is fast becoming the dominant “religion” in America. The secularists control the government, education and the entertainment industry — all growing in strength and appeal. The churches are dead in Europe and breathing their last gasps in America.
The roles of religion are being usurped by the state, which now defines marriage, morality, what is love and what is hate. The state is even defining what is a religious institution.
The Department of Health and Human Services has declared that it is not a religious institution if it employs or provides services to nonmembers of its own denomination. So much for church-affiliated schools, hospitals, charities, etc.
When the state says something is a “right” and the church denies that “right,” how long will the all-powerful state tolerate such an affront? Oh, you may still be able to preach your “hate speech” inside the walls of your church building, but don’t take it outside. You will be vilified or worse by progressive politicians.
But more crushingly, your kids won’t be listening or they will view you with derision because they are being taught the opposite outside.
How does a child resolve the conflict between the pop culture supported by the laws of the state and what is heard in church in opposition to that culture and those laws? Children want acceptance.
Those church parking lots will be empty in another generation.
Lew Sorrese
Pinehurst
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dlb 8 months ago
If the election validates the current administration it will only take four years for churches to be vacant.
coffecreme 8 months ago
one can only hope
Jason 8 months ago
Using common sense and thinking for one's self versus suspending logic and believing in a magical being in the sky? I need to think about that for a second... LOL, no I don't.
JimRussell44 8 months ago
Mr. Sorrese, You are free to practice whatever religion you desire. When you find like-minded individuals, you can join together in your common bond. All everyone else asks is that you do not require the rest of us to share your religious beliefs. If there turns out to be a "hell" and we end up going there, that is our problem, not yours. Just look at it as being more room in "heaven" for you. Why you may even get more face time with your big guy as a result. The "roles of religion" are NOT being usurped by the state. Those roles only apply to the people who practice that religion. The roles of government apply to the citizens of the country. If the church parking lots are empty, it is because the religions have failed in their job to lure people into following their doctrine. You are attempting to shift the blame for the decline in the numbers of people who follow an organized religion. Folks like you who continually express the idea that this country must be run on the principles outlined by a specific religion are part of the problem, not part of the solution.
The_AnonymusProfit 8 months ago
Kind of funny that the decline of western civilization can be directly correlated to a decline in christian churches....
packwilleat 8 months ago
“Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest”
~Denis Diderot
It seems today the constitution is nothing more than a book cover for the bible.
JimRussell44 8 months ago
Profit, yes, the middle ages, they were the good old days.
JD 8 months ago
Christians actually caused the dark ages in part with the collapse of the West Roman Empire.. They literally rejected any knowledge accumulated during the entire history in the "dark ages", everything they eventually discovered was actually just addopted from Muslims around 13-14 century. But only Christians were subject to a lack of knowledge. Muslims in the same time frame invented algebra.
And let's not forget the torture of scientists, burning of books and people, and don't make me get the Spanish Inquisition clip again.
The_AnonymusProfit 8 months ago
JD that was not the work of christians, that was the work of the Catholic church, there is a HUGE difference.
JD 8 months ago
Catholics aren't Christian? Hope the Pope knows!
clarabelle 8 months ago
If TAP needs money for his meds - I will donate.......
GJohn 8 months ago
How does a child resolve the conflict between the pop culture supported by the laws of the state and what is heard in church in opposition to that culture and those laws? Well, if the child is really being led by God, and uses the brain God gave him, he'll see that the thievery and sexual abuse supported by the church is wrong. As a Christian myself, imperfect as I am, I thank God that our eyes are being opened to wrongs of the past and the hatred of the present, seen in homophobia, etc.
Courseaire 8 months ago
Are Chatholics Christians? - They are if they have trusted in Jesus alone for the forgiveness of their sins. However, if they believe that the are saved by God's grace and their works, then they are not saved -- even if they believe their works are done by God's grace -- since they then deny the sufficiency of Christ's sacrifice. But they pretty much worship the Mother Mary, not Christ.
clarabelle 8 months ago
Courseaire - at first I thought TAP had written that............... yow!
kiki 8 months ago
Courseaire, please get the facts before commenting. Whoever you are listening to is wrong! These types of sterotypes are used to scare poeple from other faiths and are hurtful and lies. I do know that all organized religions (Catholics included) have their share of issues and all faiths tend to use the "my way or the highway" perspective just as we do with politics. Putting others down makes us "better"!?!? BTW . . . here is the reading from last Sunday that was used in all Catholic churches across the world -
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well, " but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it? So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
Indeed someone might say, "You have faith and I have works." Demonstrate your faith to me without works, and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works.
Jas 2 14:18
It is not one or the other . . . it is both / and.
I am not trying to prove any religion is better than the other (or religion in general is better then no religion) but just to make sure facts are used in the conversations . . . you know a sort of "fact check" process. But as seems to be the case in today's world, facts don't seem to matter as long as we tell our story.
SH59 8 months ago
Jim makes the only point that is relevant here. It's our choice to decide whether we go to church and to decide what we believe in. It always concerns me when any group feels they must force themselves on everyone else "for their own good". Not only force it but actually want the government to do their job for them. Isn't that asking for more government involvement into our lives? Is that what we really want? If Christians want more people to come to church then they need to get involved in the communities on a regular basis, not just once a week.
There are so many churches here in Moore County. How many of them are open daily running soup kitchens? If abortion is so abhorrent to Christians why aren't they running the adoption agencies and working in the communities supporting unwed mothers, not condemning them. Christians need to walk the walk not just talk about what they want for society with constant complaints it if they want to change society.
kiki 8 months ago
Also let me state this about structured religion . . . there are many negative issues that surround religion. There are many sickos in man (or woman) made religions . . . I try to remove the sick or corrupt behavior from the teachings of the faith. These are not one and the same. Is one way of thinking better than the other? I don't know but I have chosen my belief structure and I try to live it to the best of my ability Am I right and others are wrong? I doubt it! I can't judge but I do know that it is stated in the gospels that there are "many rooms" in God's house and if my beliefs have any truth to them, many faith traditions will be there. I will share my faith with anybody but I do try and not judge others.
Courseaire 8 months ago
Yes, you are a Good Deed Doer. “Back where I come from there are men who do nothing all day but good deeds. They are called phila… er, phila… er, yes, er, Good Deed Doers.”- The Wizard of Oz
The_AnonymusProfit 8 months ago
Point made courseire. The catholic church in the middle ages was a governing body et ecumenical politica. The crusades had nothing to do with christ
JD 8 months ago
The crusades had nothing to do with christ
But alot to do with Christians...
oceangypsy 8 months ago
The relevent point I saw up there was that the letter writer made some very valid points about growing attacks on the Christian faith. If you study the issue simply in terms of numbers of news reports, you become aware that there are growing issues. http://christianpersecutioninamerica.com/
Whether you are a Christian or not our citizens have the rights both to follow their faith and to vote their conscience/faith for causes they believe in. We must never forget that not so long ago Jews were systematically persecuted basically for "looking funny, acting funny, and acting like they were better than others" - all false, subjective observations by people who did not understand their faith. Search the comments above and consider whether some have made the same type judgments about Christians.