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  1. BlessedVegan

    Questions regarding baptism

    I realize there may not be a simple answer to these questions. 1-if I have accepted Jesus as my savior, is baptism required? I have not been baptized, and am in the process of joining a congregation and would be baptized after becoming a member. For reasons too complicated to bring up here...
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    I need help/a friend/support

    In my church, you can sit out in the entrance area and still hear the service but it’s muffled. Maybe that might be an option for you? Call around to different churches and explain your situation, I would think somewhere has a place where you can sit. I’m sorry you are going through this :(
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    Where is it written in the Bible to pray to Saints?

    I’ve heard negative things about Catholics praying to Mary, and I always wondered if it’s a misunderstanding and they don’t, or what the biblical basis is for it? Thanks!
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    How do you handle anxiety surrounding church?

    Thank you...I will try to keep that in mind. God already knows all my flaws so I don’t need to get too worried over it, I’m not hiding anything from Him.
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    How do you handle anxiety surrounding church?

    I appreciate your response...I don’t worry about dropping things but worry about other things that aren’t important. The Cantor at my church has a very interesting voice and is fluent in Hebrew, so I find myself watching him a lot to see how he pronounces things. Then I feel bad because he’s...
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    Overwhelmed in Church

    There are others like you. I have a hard time feeling comfortable telling my innermost spiritual beliefs because we didn’t talk much about religion most of my life.we have a scripture study every week which I enjoy,at the beginning we bring up any prayer requests we have. I had asked for a...
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    How do you handle anxiety surrounding church?

    I’ve been attending a new church since November. I have anxiety with meeting new people, and even though I’ve been attending awhile, I still have that feeling. It’s very small, which I like, but you can’t blend in and not be noticed like you could at a big church. I stick out because I have a...
  8. BlessedVegan

    Need advice

    I would be angry. I would expect your wife to defend you at church. And that fact that she’s using this as ammunition against you is bothersome. And the fact that preachers wife is saying you take church too seriously. It’s all just crazy.
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    Should I go to church this morning? (Trigger warning: Depression, thoughts on hurting oneself)

    Being a Christian and being saved are about actions, not feelings. Even if you don’t feel like going to church, you go because it’s important. You may not feel convicted about your sin, but you try not to sin and repent when you do. Not everyone feels inspired and spiritual all the time...
  10. BlessedVegan

    What is the meaning behind your profile name?

    I’m blessed and I’m vegan, so that’s it!
  11. BlessedVegan

    I find myself jaded on this matter, so please forgive me.

    I can’t speak for all of what you bring up, but plenty of diseases, such as diabetes (at least type 2 in most people), have a cure, as in lifestyle. A lot of cancers have prevention, through lifestyle. The majority of people want a cure that requires them to do no work. They want to be...
  12. BlessedVegan

    My Life Crisis

    I don’t know about this from the perspective of your type of degree, but i know about it from a general perspective. Get a job. Getting a PhD won’t make it easier for you to get a job! Get a job doing whatever you can do to start paying your loans, and move out as soon as you can. I’m sure...
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    I don’t know how to choose a church and fear I’m doing it wrong

    Oh I didn’t realize the weekday masses were the same as the Sunday mass..I guess I thought they weren’t as official or whatever. I will look into that too, I have nothing against the Catholic Church. I can certainly check it out. Unfortunately the Catholic Churches close enough to where I...
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    I don’t know how to choose a church and fear I’m doing it wrong

    I have not found a single church in my area that had a Sunday evening service that starts after 7. The latest I see is 6:30, and since I technically be kept until 7:30 if we’re busy, I can’t make it to those. Do you feel they teach the Bible incorrectly? Can you tel me how? I’m trying to learn.
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    I don’t know how to choose a church and fear I’m doing it wrong

    A little backstory..I went from atheist to believer 13 years ago. I started going to a small Baptist church in my area..not because I knew anything about Baptist beliefs..but it worked out to go to that church the first time and everyone was kind and I loved it. I went for awhile but moved so...
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    unsure if i have OCD, but my life is ruined anyway

    God doesn’t cause OCD. He created the world and created our bodies to be wonderfully autonomous in their function..the fact that our heart and lungs work without conscious thought is amazing. But because our bodies are capable of running themselves, things get messed up sometimes. Your brain...
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    Can a Catholic priest/deacon officiate at a non catholic wedding?

    I'm sorry I didn't make this clear..we don't want to get married in the church. We have an outdoor location already reserved. I am not baptized Catholic (my Mom converted to Catholicism a few years ago), neither is my fiance. YourBrotherInChrist..does that literally mean in a a Catholic...
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    Can a Catholic priest/deacon officiate at a non catholic wedding?

    OK here's the deal..I'm a Christian but not a Catholic. Since I moved back to SC I have not found a church I like enough to stay with, so I go with my Mom to her Catholic church. I really like several of the priests and deacons there. I will be getting married next year and would love if one...