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- Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:38 am
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: How did you get into the church of Christ? SURVEY
- Replies: 61
- Views: 11443
Re: How did you get into the church of Christ? SURVEY
In Agricola's words "born and bred, but not royalty." I was not from a multi-generational line. My family was first generation. My immediate family (of origin) was (and still is) all coc, but none of the extended family was. I can only imagine how immense the pressure to stay would be when...
- Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:34 am
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: How did you get into the church of Christ? SURVEY
- Replies: 61
- Views: 11443
Re: How did you get into the church of Christ? SURVEY
How I ended up in the coc is kind of odd I guess. The building was just three buildings away from my street as a child. I could see the back lot of the building from my front yard. I was 6 going on 7 at the time, and playing alone outside when I noticed the cars parking and wandered through two bac...
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 11:27 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: Wine
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2222
Re: Wine
After extensive study on this topic, I concluded that the position that 'any alcohol is a sin' is simply indefensible. Let me guess, these "preservation methods" involved concentrating the grape juice for storage? Can I let you in on a (not much of a) secret? The higher the sugar content o...
- Fri Apr 07, 2017 9:44 pm
- Forum: Welcome -- please introduce yourself here.
- Topic: 2 weeks after joining
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1639
Re: 2 weeks after joining
Hello and welcome. I remember a number of years ago when I began taking note of the fact that many churches of Christ were more interested in promoting doctrine - doctrine they denied having - more than they were promoting Christ. This was early on a long journey that slowly led me away from the con...
- Fri Apr 07, 2017 9:38 pm
- Forum: Welcome -- please introduce yourself here.
- Topic: Long Time Heathen, First Time Poster
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3080
Re: Long Time Heathen, First Time Poster
Hello, and welcome, and glad you joined. I consider myself to be an ex-christian and unbeliever. You have already seen how difficult it is to break free from the coC, and I think breaking free from Christianity is much harder. I still prefer not to tell my family members that I am an unbeliever, as ...
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 3:14 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: Attendance monitors
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4790
Re: Attendance monitors
ha, that reminds me...I did the monitor thing on the head elders family one time. They created this pot luck at a park that was essentially a spiritual service but with food. It was the "first annual be thankful to God for what he has done" or some long title like that. And it was pushed ...
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:28 pm
- Forum: Welcome -- please introduce yourself here.
- Topic: fellow weirdo
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2234
Re: fellow weirdo
Hello and welcome. Fellow non-believing-but-once-very-devout member here.
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 8:53 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: Heaven and Hell
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4783
Re: Heaven and Hell
Go to heaven for the climate, hell for the company. Mark Twain
- Fri Dec 09, 2016 8:31 pm
- Forum: New Paths -- Ask About
- Topic: Ask about the Cheeerch of Christ
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11320
Re: Ask about the Cheeerch of Christ
BH, what about the coc did you find to be less appealing than Islam?
What does the coc do better?
Are Allah and Jehovah the same God, in your view?
What does the coc do better?
Are Allah and Jehovah the same God, in your view?
- Mon Nov 28, 2016 10:30 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: Jesus birthday
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3452
Re: Jesus birthday
Even as a believer I found this to be a rather strange practice. But I am familiar with it in the Methodist church, and even among some of the liberal coc's now. Well, maybe not the cake, but at least singing Happy Birthday to Jesus, which to me is on-par in terms of overall strangeness. NOT that I ...