In a creationist church
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Nope, not allowed.
The Bible is taught as literal inerrancy with no tolerance for anything to the contrary.
Should you have education to the contrary, you are considered to be apostate or not a true believer.
The Bible is taught as literal inerrancy with no tolerance for anything to the contrary.
Should you have education to the contrary, you are considered to be apostate or not a true believer.
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You must sit there and listen.
When the sermon is over, and should you have questions, you can meet with the pastor afterward, and he'll be happy to accommodate you.
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I have never been to a church service so I wouldn't know, I said creationist because this is a creationist forum.
I have also never been to a synagog or a mosque.
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If you have to go to a website for theological answers why go to the church in the first place?
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Then you can meet with the pastor afterward, and he'll be happy to accommodate you.
If you're talking about questions about creationism specifically, the chances of you dropping in and sitting through a sermon on creationism would be low, in my opinion.
It would be coincidental if you were to pick a church at random, go there, and hear a message on the creation event.
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If your intent is to go and ask questions, then that's up to you.
Most go there to worship God.
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I don't understand the purpose of this question. Churches are not discussion forums- they're podiums for pastors.
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I forgot that, people only go to church if they already believe or are in need and want desperately to believe, they would have no need to ask questions would they? they are already convinced that what they are being told is true so it wouldn't even cross their minds to question it.
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That's not [totally] true, and you know it.
A youtube scientist, for instance, can spend a large part of his career explaining to others how God doesn't exist, until the "greatest day of his life" occurs -- then you'll see him putting on a show for his bride at an altar.
Conversely, a koine for instance, can spend a large part of his career believing what scientists say to them about God's [non-]existence, until the "greatest day of his life" occurs -- then you see him putting on a show for his bride at an altar.
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To my mind that has less to do with religion and more to do with the society we live in and will change with time.
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The topic being addressed was "going to church".
I guess there is a difference between "going to church" and "going to a church" though.
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*blind post*
We were allowed to ask questions, but only the "right" ones if you know what I mean. Bad questions got "NO THAT'S BLASPHEMY SHUT UP SHUT UP NEXT QUESTION!!!".
Lol and that was when I was like 12.
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Well, there's always a few outliers, but yes that pretty much sums it up. That's pretty much the gist for any religion, only those who already believe are normally at the services. Church acts as a means of reinforcing indoctrination and critical thinking is the antithesis of indoctrination, therefore you won't find a church that encourages critical thinking (might be an over-generalization, but I've never seen an example to refute this.)
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