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- Sat Jan 09, 2016 6:09 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: Down the Rabbit Hole
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3679
Down the Rabbit Hole
It took many years for me to fully grasp, at the 'gut' level, how absurd the CoC doctrine is -- and I'm referring to what it teaches about itself: "founded 33 A.D." the "one, true Church founded by Christ", all other churches being "denominations" a/k/a, branches or sub...
- Wed Dec 09, 2015 12:00 am
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: That Time of Year Again
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5172
Re: That Time of Year Again
St Nicolas was a real person, but Santa Claus just trades on the similarity of names - they are actually two completely different people with completely different backstories.... also see 'Krampus' Nicolas had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left...
- Tue Dec 08, 2015 11:25 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: That Time of Year Again
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5172
Re: That Time of Year Again
"Merry Winter Solstice, Everybody!"
- Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:14 am
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: That Time of Year Again
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5172
Re: That Time of Year Again
Warning to all! Our careful research has revealed that jolly old red-suited Santa Claus, supposedly a harmless icon (oops!) of the Winter Festivities, serves in another, far more nefarious, capacity: that of one so-called Saint Nicholas (edit: imagine over-sized and demonizing quotation marks aroun...
- Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:42 am
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: COC thoughts as a kid
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2179
Re: COC thoughts as a kid
My folks would swing from a really mean-spirited smugness on the one hand, to deep insecurity accompanied by a groveling faux humility on the other. There's probably a psychological term for that, but it (predictably) left me a mean and scared kid. Thank God for adolescent rebellion, or I might stil...
- Wed Sep 16, 2015 1:03 am
- Forum: Welcome -- please introduce yourself here.
- Topic: New to the Group
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1965
Re: New to the Group
There are SO many stories on these boards about families in bitter conflict over non-allegiance to this sect. A friend of mine married a CoC girl several years ago, and went with her to services a time or two. When they started "dis-fellowshipping" somebody from the pulpit, he thought it w...
- Sat Sep 12, 2015 10:27 pm
- Forum: Welcome -- please introduce yourself here.
- Topic: Has anyone heard of...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2016
Re: Has anyone heard of...
A mop is clearly scriptural, while a coffee maker is a "necessary inference." The microwave issue, however, is troubling . . .
- Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:45 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: What's with lower-casing the first "C" ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 967
What's with lower-casing the first "C" ?
"Church of Christ" is a proper noun, identifying a specific religious organization. But "the church that Christ founded" is different -- we capitalize the name of Christ of course, but here the world "church" is what your English teacher would call a common noun, and th...
- Mon Jul 06, 2015 5:43 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: Church Discipline
- Replies: 115
- Views: 9457
Re: Church Discipline
And how far does the "disfellowshiping" go? Can a faithful CoC'er say hello to the miscreant? Do you have to cross the street to avoid him? How about business dealings; can you shop at his store, or sell him stuff if he comes into your store? If he's the only pharmacist in town, does it de...
- Fri Jun 05, 2015 12:44 am
- Forum: Welcome -- please introduce yourself here.
- Topic: Greetings and Salutations
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3111
Re: Greetings and Salutations
Elder's kid here. My dad found the c-of-c and it fed right into his OCD. Also provided something of a panacea for my mother's rampant anxiety disorders. He soared to new highs rendering even more perfect the "one true church", and she was able to hide in the structure, with continuous, thr...