Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

NeverAgain wrote:They have no filter, no sense of boundaries, no social consciousness, no compassion, and no concept of propriety.

Can we embroider that on a sampler? That's the COC in a nutshell.

Years ago my wife and I were labeled as "floaters" because we visited around too much. By the way, it's been mentioned here before but is worth repeating: becoming a 'floater' is a great first step toward leaving the COC with less hassle than just leaving cold turkey. For anyone reading t...

Dixie_Amazon wrote:11 things I love about the Episcopal Church
http://benirwin.me/2015/01/22/11-things ... al-church/

That's a great blog post! I completely related to it. Thanks for sharing.

The last Sunday before Lent is called Shrove Sunday in the Anglican tradition. This year, our choir is rehearsing Will Todd's "Mass in Blue" for the liturgy that day. I wrote a blog post about it and compared it to my experiences singing in the COC: http://normalisnotanoption.blogspot.com/...

We just never seemed to be able to get the "joyful" part of "making a joyful noise" down right. This is so true. I used to cringe everytime anyone would lead "We're Marching to Zion". The way it is sung it should be "We're Crawling to Zion...and We're Never Gonna ...

That is an excellent answer, and exactly the kind of statement we like to see in 'New Paths'! Thank you. You're welcome! Just tellin' it like it is. :D W/r/t Episcopal doctrine, this particular parish is open on that subject, too. For example, they were blessing gay unions before it became legal in...

What attracted you initially to the Episcopal church? was it 'doctrine' or culture or the people you met, or what? Many years ago when I was still going to the COC part time and visiting other churches part time, I went to an Episcopal service, and it was way too close to Catholicism for me. The in...

I don't claim to be an expert because I've been attending an Episcopal church for only 2 1/2 years now, but I love it and am happy to talk about it. It's a very liberal church, where both women and LGBT folks can be ordained as priests, so it's a complete 180 from the COC. I also appreciate the fact...