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Recent content by MsTopaz

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    Is Minecraft Evil or Spiritual Dangerous? Can Christians Play Minecraft?

    My children attended a church-sponsored Minecraft Bible Study when they were in elementary school. Then they built things related to the story for that week: The Garden of Eden, the Ark, the Tower of Babel, etc. Minecraft can be highly addictive so I wouldn't recommend 8 hours a day of it as...
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    Universalism is Heresy

    Thank you. Good to know that there is a mechanism in place to protect the newbies from themselves.
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    Anglicans: Should those following other religions be evangelised?

    That is what I believe as well. I'm too late to vote, though...
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    Universalism is Heresy

    Just an observation from a newcomer: There sure seem to be a lot of rules about what can be discussed and where.
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    A question about Communion

    You don't have to have an anxiety disorder to experience Communion as anxiety-provoking - I always feel uncomfortable until I have mastered all the logistical details in a new church. I would email the priest and clarify things that way if doing it face-to-face sounds too overwhelming. I've...
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    So... Chik-fil-a... yeah.

    Today the President of Chick-Fil-A reiterated that he and his company are still against marriage equality and no concessions have been made. I am too new here to post links but the statement was released on Mike Huckabee's website today.
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    Liberal Christian vs. Christian Liberal

    I don't know, but I suspect that there is a high but not perfect positive correlation between the politics and the theology with individual differences accounting for variance. I haven't personally met any political conservatives who are liberal in their theology but that doesn't mean those...
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    Liberal Christian vs. Christian Liberal

    There is overlap, for sure. If you look at the 8 points of Progressive Christianity on ProgressiveChristianity.org, you can see the political implications: 1. Believe that following the path and teachings of Jesus can lead to an awareness and experience of the Sacred and the Oneness and Unity...
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    The Ordination of Women

    This is one of the main reasons I am an Episcopalian, too. :thumbsup:
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    Liberal Christian vs. Christian Liberal

    I am both. I lean left politically and theologically.
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    So... Chik-fil-a... yeah.

    News reports are saying that Chick-Fil-A may have decided to stop funding any political causes. This is still unconfirmed but was first reported by an LGBT-rights advocacy group, The Civil Right Agenda (TCRA) in Chicago.
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    So... Chik-fil-a... yeah.

    I will be thrilled if time proves your prediction to be correct.
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    So... Chik-fil-a... yeah.

    My family decided to vote with our wallets and stop eating at Chick-Fil-A. My children miss the food because they love it, but as a family we believe that standing up for justice is important. It seems clear to me this is a civil rights issue and 50 years from now, I think it will be clear to...
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    Liberal Ministers or Pastors that you admire or look up to

    Some of these may be authors only rather than priests or ministers - I am not 100% sure. All have influenced me a lot. John Shelby Spong, Marcus Borg, Alan Jones, James R. Adams, Karen Armstrong, Diana Butler Bass, Ed Bacon