I want to talk to my fellow Christians. In the meantime, atheists and others are invited to enjoy this musical interlude.
Are you a C and E Christian? As in you go to church on Christmas and Easter? Or would if you had a church to go to? Attracted to the gospel of Jesus Christ, but put off by the very unchristian conduct of so many clergy? If you are Protestant, you just need to know the code.
If you are United Church of Christ, you want a church that styles itself as Open and Affirming. If you are Methodist you want a church that is reconciling. If you are Lutheran, you want a church that is reconciling in Christ. If you are Presbyterian, you want a more light Church.
This is all church code for we welcome gays, lesbians and transgenders. My experience is that churches that welcome gay, lesbians and transgenders have a welcoming attitude generally and practice a merciful view of Christ's ministry. I don't like to use the word liberal in a religious context.
I posted this because I thought at this time of year some of our readers might be interested.
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I try to go to church once a week...
But as I near my 8th month of pregnancy and serious hypertension that's sort of out the window, I still manage to bake the communion bread though. I'm an episcopalian. My Church is so welcoming that actually our last priest was gay, our current priest is married to a Muslim, and one of our Sunday school teachers is raising her son Jewish like his dad. When we say "all are welcome" we really mean it. One thing I love about my church is all the outreach we do to the poor in our community and in South Africa, where we fund a small school. It's a nice church and a great group of people.
The liberty of democracy is not safe if people tolerate growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism.---FDR
Episcopal Church
Whereever you are on your journey of faith, you are welcome here.
Thank you for this post.
I'm active in a Lutheran congregation that is RIC and it sounds a lot like the Episcopal Church mass describes.
Church is a large part of my life.
I understand that many people have felt alienated. Not every church is welcoming in a way that is also accepting of the person you are and your walk in life.
Thank you for identifying the code words for churches that will be warm and affirming to everyone.
I don't really frequent church
not even on the occasions you mention. I'm not opposed to church on its face but alot of dogma reached even by the well meaning can be somewhat offensive(hint: I don't go to church to learn how to be a better spouse). Still I believe in the tenets of Christ such as forgiveness, compassion, and tolerance. My faith is a large portion of who I am but I guess I still struggle because I see society as trying to define it and confine it to a box like structure where it seems you are asked to go with either or scenarios. No episcopal churchs nearby. I do admire and respect the good churches can do when they desire to though.
this post was intended only for those
who might be interested in finding a church. I hesitated to post it because not everyone is religious, or even if they are, are not interested in organized religion.
Not everyone is interested in gardening. Not everyone is interested in religion. Not every post will appeal to every reader.
Damn, I couldn't find it...
... but I recall Paul Lukasiak once saying something like "Corrente always has something you're not interested in reading," meaning there were likely to be topics that aren't for everybody. I thought it would make a good slogan....