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by Struggler
Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:38 pm
Forum: Tea House
Topic: Praying for Trump?
Replies: 30
Views: 26874

Re: Praying for Trump?

I pray for leaders, no matter who they are. I don’t like Biden and think he is a racist and creep—always have since I first knew of him decades ago—but he is the President and anyone in that position needs the prayers of others. Not always easy to pray for people we don’t like, but we should. Pray ...
by Struggler
Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:53 pm
Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
Topic: Ridiculous reasons for splits....
Replies: 53
Views: 19842

Re: Ridiculous reasons for splits....

Ivy wrote: Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:34 pm It's not a very appealing "brand" to today's consumer driven society. :P
You’re right. And people are brand conscious of everything now.
by Struggler
Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:51 pm
Forum: Tea House
Topic: Praying for Trump?
Replies: 30
Views: 26874

Re: Praying for Trump?

I pray for leaders, no matter who they are. I don’t like Biden and think he is a racist and creep—always have since I first knew of him decades ago—but he is the President and anyone in that position needs the prayers of others. Not always easy to pray for people we don’t like, but we should. Pray f...
by Struggler
Sat Aug 14, 2021 12:42 pm
Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
Topic: C of C, Wuhan Coronavirus & Germs
Replies: 38
Views: 9086

Re: C of C, Wuhan Coronavirus & Germs

I'm still doing what I've suggested from the outset: consult your physician if you have questions about the vaccine, etc. Not everyone can or should get it, which is why I asked before I did. I trust my physician more than I trust any celebrity, politician, pundit, or bureaucrat. A mask can help if ...
by Struggler
Sat Aug 14, 2021 12:36 pm
Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
Topic: The retired people were the worst!
Replies: 12
Views: 3235

Re: The retired people were the worst!

I remember one church where everyone had a badge they were supposed to put on when they arrived to punch their time card. That way, the elders could just count the empty spaces in the badge rack for attendance, and make lists to divide the sheep from the goats. :lol: At one church, where my father ...
by Struggler
Mon May 25, 2020 11:20 am
Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
Topic: Public shaming
Replies: 53
Views: 12492

Re: Public shaming

I remember when people would ask, often in a tone of dripping condescension, "We missed you" whenever you missed a service. In later years, that evolved into "Where were you?" I learned to say, "I was somewhere else." That usually shut them up, but for those who wouldn'...
by Struggler
Fri Mar 13, 2020 12:05 pm
Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
Topic: C of C, Wuhan Coronavirus & Germs
Replies: 38
Views: 9086

C of C, Wuhan Coronavirus & Germs

Church of other denominations are cancelling or postponing events, services, etc. due to this virus. Even some C of C's I know are doing that, too. That's refreshing. I remember for years being around C of C folks who had cold or flu symptoms, yet came to church every time the door was open, even sh...
by Struggler
Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:12 pm
Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
Topic: Guinn v. Collinsville Church of Christ
Replies: 9
Views: 3896

Re: Guinn v. Collinsville Church of Christ

It is my understanding the original court ruling was that once she resigned from the church, they had no more jurisdiction over her, and any attempts to "discipline" her constituted harassment. After a bunch of appeals, both sides reached a settlement. Makes sense to me. Once you leave any...
by Struggler
Sat Dec 28, 2019 11:41 am
Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
Topic: CoC idiosyncrasies
Replies: 33
Views: 8115

Re: CoC idiosyncrasies

There was a well-known tract called "Neither, Catholic, Protestant, Nor Jew." I think it was written by Batsell Barrett Baxter. I often heard people being corrected if they called the minister "pastor." My father would just say, "Yes, I'm the minister." Others would att...
by Struggler
Fri Dec 27, 2019 3:36 pm
Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
Topic: C of C Leader Meats Undercover Cops
Replies: 14
Views: 4214

Re: C of C Leader Meats Undercover Cops

zeek wrote:
B.H. wrote:Who was the guy that was a prominent coc apologist and he turned out to be a kiddy fiddler?
Bert Th_mpson of Apologetics Press fame, he turned out to be a closeted chicken hawk.

He was a per-Bert.