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Monthly Archives: August 2008
I Sold My Soul on eBay: What Churches Do Wrong, Part 4
The offense of religious exclusivity This complaint of Mehta’s is not that we think only Christians are saved. Rather, it’s that Christians seem to unnecessarily refuse to associate with non-Christians. His first example is that fact that the Boy Scouts … Continue reading
Scientific Creationism (Beginning)
I’ve been around science since I was in diapers. My mother read to me from the Time-Life Nature and Science series before I was in kindergarten. I used to wake up early and skip school to watch the Mercury and … Continue reading
I Sold My Soul on eBay: What Churches Do Wrong, Part 3
Religious extremism Mehta points out that Christianity has many nationally prominent personalities who embarrass the church. He particularly criticizes those who announce that natural disasters and epidemics are God’s vengeance on the U.S., homosexuals, etc. His suggested solution is simple: … Continue reading
The Political Church: The Democratic Party Does Theology, Part 3
After the Patristic period, as the church increasingly became the Catholic Church, attitudes toward abortion shifted. The church saw life as beginning at quickening (when the mother could feel the baby move). This derived from the combining of Grecian thought … Continue reading
The Abuse of Ministers by Elders
Well, it’s nearly September. The year is 2/3rds over, and the thoughts of church leaders quite naturally turn to football budgets. And so here’s a great post from Patrick Mead on how so many congregations mistreat their ministers. And while … Continue reading
I Sold My Soul on eBay: What Churches Do Wrong, Part 2
Not paying attention in church Again, Mehta nails us. One would think the adults would be role models, listening to the pastor, maybe even taking notes. Instead, what I saw especially in some of the smaller churches were adults who … Continue reading
The Political Church: The Democratic Party Does Theology, Part 2
Here are the Patristics on abortion. You can see that the very earliest documents routinely and repeatedly prohibit abortion. In fact, one of the truly distinctive doctrines of the early church was its opposition to abortion and infanticide, both of … Continue reading
The Political Church: The Democratic Party Does Theology, Part 1
I’m not interested in using this blog to diss the Democrats. I mean, both parties are pretty awful in my book. I vote, but I do so holding my nose. But the church is, by its very nature, political, as … Continue reading
I Sold My Soul on eBay: What Churches Do Wrong, Part 1
Now we get to the good stuff … what churches do wrong. I mean, this is the area where we can learn the most about how to do better. A Lack of Sensitivity to Nonreligious People Mehta found many of … Continue reading
I Sold My Soul on eBay: What Churches Do Right, Part 2
Energy level and passion Mehta noticed that churches vary greatly in energy and passion. The churches I enjoyed the most had a buzz of excitement that was noticeable from the moment I walked in the door. … The positive feeling … Continue reading
