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Emma's refusal to join with Brigham Young's westward party had much to do with the development of the RLDS (now Community of Christ). CoC views her as a founding "mother" of sort.

Another part of that story was that along with the tax cuts, Trump's administration did away with charitable donations being tax-deductible. Donations to churches and Christian charities dropped like a rock.

That is interesting. Granted, I'm speaking in broad generalities here, so something like that is not unusual. The ELCA churches here are largely German due to being close to St. Louis, too.

Boston ended up being its largest congregation. The actual movement started in a Church of Christ in Gainesville, Florida in the late 70s. One young man from the Gainesville church, Kip McKean, took the position of lead elder at the Church of Christ in Lexington, MA on the condition that every...

Now if you want something that's a real outlier, try this one for size. A church whose worship services are described as "five-hour jam sessions interspersed with liturgy, sermons, and fellowship." Originally the "One Mind Temple Evolutionary Transitional Church of Christ, St. John Coltrane...

Many of the churches that went non-denom were larger congregations and megachurches. A number of those former megachurches, including the one in my hometown near St. Louis, founded a network "we're NOT a denomination!" called The Foundry Network. Their website says in so many words, "no small...

The small Seminex faction, IIRC, was absorbed into the AELC, one of the three historical bodies that came together to form the ELCA. It was roughly the equivalent of one congregation parting with their denomination and joining another one. The differences between LCMS and ELCA are largely...

Not sure which Centralia you're referring to, but I lived in Centralia, Illinois for about eight years. I'd met a lesbian or two while living there, but I can't truly say I saw any legit fairies.

Any scenario in which Trump is halted in his quest to regain the White House, be it a judge or the Grim Reaper, is going to create "more mess" from his followers. If he's imprisoned, the MAGAs riot. If he drops dead, the MAGAs will spread a narrative that it was the result of a "Deep State"...

Quite the opposite. Part of the larger Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) broke off from the LCMS over a variety of issues, including women's ordination and a trend toward liberalism that was rejected by the LCMS. (Google "Seminex" for a more detailed explanation.) ELCA is the...

Now THAT kind of Christmas music isn't played enough!

Divorce and remarriage in my past is a major reason I'm not a Roman Catholic.

I wasn't taking your comment as being sarcastic at all. After reading some of your later posts where you defend your preference for so-called "vanilla" entertainment, you and I are of the same opinion. While I occasionally like a little violence mixed in (ex. pro wrestling and old TV westerns)...

What we need here is a GIF of Leonard from "Big Bang Theory" holding up a sarcasm sign in response to @tobelieveinHim's comment...

Were it not for the sterling example of the occupants of the Satellite of Love, I would not survive Decembers1