Religon

[Mike]

Michael that reminds me of one of my uncles through marriage, his name is Ron so everyone calls him Auntie Ron. In our area there are lots of Mormons, most of them go to one church that is normal church sized. They have 5 services a day because there are so many of them. Right now they are working on building a second church. They are always very nice. Also we have either Amish or Mennonites, I cant remember which they are but they run a bakery and have some of the best baked goods.

[wpruitt]

As a life long Methodist, I can tell you that's the absolute truth.  Good gracious, we have committees to set up committees!  

Yep, my wife is on the "nominating" committee.  It's the committee that decides who is on the other committees.

I am, as Lay Leader, am on that one.  It keeps me off the dreaded Parsonage Committee

[GASlick]

As a life long Methodist, I can tell you that's the absolute truth.  Good gracious, we have committees to set up committees!  

Yep, my wife is on the "nominating" committee.  It's the committee that decides who is on the other committees.

I am, as Lay Leader, am on that one.  It keeps me off the dreaded Parsonage Committee

I'm a Lay Leader also and currently chair of Evangelism.  The only ones I haven't served on are Trustees, the people charged with facilities basically (you can't even change a light buld without Trustees approval - LOL - an exaggeration of course, but you get my point) and Finance.  Quite possible the two most pretentious and debated committees in Methodism.   Nothing like a dispute over money to bring out peace of love in everybody.

[Paul]

I often believe that we Methodists have a patron saint of committees.   I am on Igniting Ministries and Worship committee.  Igniting Ministries has one benefit, monthly meeting is at a fellow members home for breakfast.  This really can help with the thought processes and can help limit discussion when people's mouths are full

[calbito]

Dont know how I can have been a member for so long and have missed this post.

I am an elder in The Church of Scotland. This is a presbyterian church. I am deeply respectful of other peoples religions and ask that they are the same of mine.

Aye, the Auld Kirk!    Played a big role in my family's history.  The family was originally Highland Scottish, which meant Roman Catholic.  Then my great-great-grandmother decided to join the Kirk.  That didn't set too well with the clan chieftain, so the whole family was given the boot.  They sailed across the Irish Sea and took residence in Ballymena, in what is now Northern Ireland.  It was there that in 1884 my grandfather was born.  He grew up there and worked at the linen mill before coming to America.

[StumpyDave]

Igniting Ministries

Isn't there a law against that sort of thing?
I thought this brimstone and fire thing was metaphorical!

[The Scottish Ambassador]

Dont know how I can have been a member for so long and have missed this post.

I am an elder in The Church of Scotland. This is a presbyterian church. I am deeply respectful of other peoples religions and ask that they are the same of mine.

Aye, the Auld Kirk!    Played a big role in my family's history.  The family was originally Highland Scottish, which meant Roman Catholic.  Then my great-great-grandmother decided to join the Kirk.  That didn't set too well with the clan chieftain, so the whole family was given the boot.  They sailed across the Irish Sea and took residence in Ballymena, in what is now Northern Ireland.  It was there that in 1884 my grandfather was born.  He grew up there and worked at the linen mill before coming to America.

Wow! He left the RC church to join the Kirk? That WAS brave

[Paul]

Igniting Ministries

Isn't there a law against that sort of thing?
I thought this brimstone and fire thing was metaphorical!

It is really a ruse.  What we do is burn heretics

[calbito]

Igniting Ministries

Isn't there a law against that sort of thing?
I thought this brimstone and fire thing was metaphorical!

It is really a ruse.  What we do is burn heretics

I wonder if they ever thought that the "Igniting Ministries" plus the fact that the Church logo is a burning cross might be sending the wrong message? 

On a similar note when I was a Lutheran the pastor told me that for his evangelical (i.e. reach out to the unchurched) worship service he would wear just a business suit instead of the usual white robe with the hood lest anyone think we were associated with the KKK. 

[calbito]

Dont know how I can have been a member for so long and have missed this post.

I am an elder in The Church of Scotland. This is a presbyterian church. I am deeply respectful of other peoples religions and ask that they are the same of mine.

Aye, the Auld Kirk!    Played a big role in my family's history.  The family was originally Highland Scottish, which meant Roman Catholic.  Then my great-great-grandmother decided to join the Kirk.  That didn't set too well with the clan chieftain, so the whole family was given the boot.  They sailed across the Irish Sea and took residence in Ballymena, in what is now Northern Ireland.  It was there that in 1884 my grandfather was born.  He grew up there and worked at the linen mill before coming to America.

Wow! He left the RC church to join the Kirk? That WAS brave

Yeah and the strange thing about it is that as far as I can tell this was done during the "highland clearances".  Shows you how intelligent my ancestors were. 

[Rhymez]

I am a Christian and attend Oshawa Community Church.

[baldmandan]

freshly-minted Christian! Riding high on God's love and so new i havn't even found a church yet!

[BBCAlex]

Lifelong atheist here. Im also a leader in the secular community in the Research Triangle of NC.

[Daven]

In my 42 year's on Earth I have been: Catholic, jewish, Methodist, Presbyterian, MORMON, and am now an ordained Baptist Minister serving as a Minister to our church's disabilities ministry. 

Religion has ALWAYS been a big interest to me.The only three things I can't wrap my had around are Muslim, Hindi and Atheism. (with respect to all those) I don't understand Atheism the most, Atheism is "Knowing beyond all doubt that there is not and can not be s supreme being. which means if you call yourself an Atheist, you have studied at depth ALL the worlds religions and have proven them to be wrong through all physiological and scientific works." I told an Atheist friend that and he said "yeah, your right, I'm agnostic which is "The presence of a supreme god or entity is unknown or not understood by me".

Like I said, I respect all views, but those last three have be baffled and YES, I have studied them all.

Rev. Gimpy 

[Arnie]

In my 42 year's on Earth I have been: Catholic, jewish, Methodist, Presbyterian, MORMON, and am now an ordained Baptist Minister serving as a Minister to our church's disabilities ministry. 

Religion has ALWAYS been a big interest to me.The only three things I can't wrap my had around are Muslim, Hindi and Atheism. (with respect to all those) I don't understand Atheism the most, Atheism is "Knowing beyond all doubt that there is not and can not be s supreme being. which means if you call yourself an Atheist, you have studied at depth ALL the worlds religions and have proven them to be wrong through all physiological and scientific works." I told an Atheist friend that and he said "yeah, your right, I'm agnostic which is "The presence of a supreme god or entity is unknown or not understood by me".

Like I said, I respect all views, but those last three have be baffled and YES, I have studied them all.

Rev. Gimpy 

WOW!!!