Questions for conservative Christians

[Silverback]

I'm curious why you want us to answer these questions. Rather than give specific answers to each question, my church (Lutheran) would call most of this "adiaphora", which means these are matters of personal conviction that have no bearing on justification (your salvation), and probably not on sanctification either (being made holy to serve God).

While there's nothing wrong with adhering to any of this, placing too much emphasis on it leads to pietistic tendencies, thinking you are better than others because you adhere to some arbitrary religious code.

You are correct, all they will do is enslave themselves to the law.

 

[DragonFox91]

Do you keep the Sabbath?
Not really other then attending church

What do you think justifies divorce?
persistent adultery
an unbeliever
abuse

What are your standards of dress for public modesty?
covers butt, front side, arms, back, top half of arms, chest. includes men

Should the sexes be mixed or separated in religious service?
mixed

Do you have television in your home?
yes

Would you send your children to public school?
I'd prefer a faith-based school. Public schools are terrible in every sense of the word

 

[Enilorac]

I am curious about conservative Christians, so I have a few questions...

Do you keep the Sabbath?

What do you think justifies divorce?

What are your standards of dress for public modesty?

Should the sexes be mixed or separated in religious service?

Do you have television in your home?

Would you send your children to public school?

I am not Christian but I will answer my own questions. I keep the Sabbath. Only adultery or failure of husband to provide justifies divorce. Clothes should be loose fitting from collarbone to knees (at least). The sexes should be separated in religious service. I do not have television. I homeschooled my kids.

1. Yes, I keep Sabbath. I am a Seventh Day Adventist Christian
2. Breaking the marriage covenant (see Ephesians 5)
3. I dress for the weather. I'm old and fat and in no way, shape or form would entice the opposite gender
4. I believe families should worship together in service
5. yes, I have television (no cable service), internet service, streaming services.
6. my kids went to public schools, sort of. They all dropped out by 10th grade. The religious schools where we lived were nothing more than country clubs and the kids who didn't have parents who donated to the school were treated like rubbish.

I teach in a public charter school.

 

[Christopher Range]

I am curious about conservative Christians, so I have a few questions...

Do you keep the Sabbath?

I should

What do you think justifies divorce?

Adulturey, domestic violence, criminal behavior

What are your standards of dress for public modesty?

Dress shirt w/ necktie, dress slacks

Should the sexes be mixed or separated in religious service?

mixed

Do you have television in your home?

2

Would you send your children to public school?

Not if I could afford it.

 

[Simon_Templar]

Muslims tell me the same thing. I have considered both Christianity and Islam. I have read the New Testament and the Quran. I have attended (Greek Orthodox) church and mosque. And after this consideration, I feel that the Old Testament is the best fit for me.

The question is not, what is the best fit. The question is, what is True. You are incorrect when you say that there is no objective way to decide.
A religion that is fit to you, is useless. The whole point of true religion is to change you.

 

[ChristianSonic]

Do you keep the Sabbath? A.)Not really. Some denominations do, but some don't.

What do you think justifies divorce? A.)Cheating. Abuse would also be a reason I'd understand; but Biblically speaking, cheating is the only one that truly justifies divorce.

What are your standards of dress for public modesty? A.)Anything that isn't a bikini, unless it's at the beach, where it makes sense. As long as she doesn't reveal too much when out in public, it'll be fine. I'd prefer if they avoided dressing provocatively.

Should the sexes be mixed or separated in religious service? A.)I'm not quite sure what you mean. If you mean like, should women be allowed to teach men, my answer is no. If you mean should they be in separate worship services, the answer is also no. The Bible says that women should not teach men in matters of faith.

Do you have television in your home? A.)Yeah, why wouldn't I?

Would you send your children to public school? A.)I really don't know anymore. Considering the types of attempted indoctrination, I'd say no.

 

[Christopher Range]

I am curious about conservative Christians, so I have a few questions...

Do you keep the Sabbath?

What do you think justifies divorce?

What are your standards of dress for public modesty?

Should the sexes be mixed or separated in religious service?

Do you have television in your home?

Would you send your children to public school?

I am not Christian but I will answer my own questions. I keep the Sabbath. Only adultery or failure of husband to provide justifies divorce. Clothes should be loose fitting from collarbone to knees (at least). The sexes should be separated in religious service. I do not have television. I homeschooled my kids.

1. Sabbath-Yes
2. Divorce-Any violation of the marital vows, that. Potentially puts a spouse's life at risk.
3. Public Modesty-No exposure of sex organs
4. Separation of the sexes in religious service-This needs more explanation?
5. Television in home-Yes, Programming can be controlled
6. Children in public school-Not if other options are possible

 

[FutureAndAHope]

I am curious about conservative Christians, so I have a few questions...

Do you keep the Sabbath?

Have to admit I often don't. Sometimes I buy takeaway for the kids.

What do you think justifies divorce?

Adultery. Abandonment by an unbeliever. Persistent/unrepentant domestic abuse. A Christian's view of Domestic Violence | Everybody Matters Ministry

What are your standards of dress for public modesty?

Just nothing too revealing, or sensual.

Should the sexes be mixed or separated in religious service?

I don't mind mixed services. But I do believe that men should have the leadership role according to scripture.

Do you have television in your home?

I have one but I never watch it. I do have a computer, and use that for entertainment, like gaming.

Would you send your children to public school?

I send my kids to a private Christian School because I don't trust the "wokeness" of the public system.

 

[linux.poet]

Do you keep the Sabbath?

What do you think justifies divorce?

What are your standards of dress for public modesty?

Should the sexes be mixed or separated in religious service?

Do you have television in your home?

Would you send your children to public school?

1. No, I don't.
2. Adultery and marriage to an unbeliever who wants to leave.
3. T-shirt and shorts that reach to knees, at minimum, unless I am swimming in a pool, then 1-piece bathing suit.
4. Mixed
5. No.
6. No. I grew up in public school, but that was cruel and dumb. Not really willing to subject my children to that.

 

[The Liturgist]

I am curious about conservative Christians, so I have a few questions...

Do you keep the Sabbath?

What do you think justifies divorce?

What are your standards of dress for public modesty?

Should the sexes be mixed or separated in religious service?

Do you have television in your home?

Would you send your children to public school?

I am not Christian but I will answer my own questions. I keep the Sabbath. Only adultery or failure of husband to provide justifies divorce. Clothes should be loose fitting from collarbone to knees (at least). The sexes should be separated in religious service. I do not have television. I homeschooled my kids.

In answer to your questions, yes - although the way the Eastern Orthodox observe the Great and Holy Sabbath when Christ, the incarnate God, only begotten Son of the Father and the Logos, rested in a tomb on the seventh day after recreating man in His own image on the Cross on the sixth day, as He had rested after creating us in Genesis 1, through the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil on Holy Saturday, and through remembrance of that event at other times in the year, as well as the celebration of the Divine Liturgy on many Soul Saturdays during Pre Lent, Lent and on the Saturday before the Feast of the Holy Trinity on Penetecost Sunday (we celebrate the two on the same Sunday unlike Western Christians who celebrate Trinity Sunday one week after Pentecost Sunday), is regarded as inadequate by Sabbatarians such as SDAs on this forum. I don’t care, as I believe we celebrate the Sabbath properly.

Divorce is justified by abuse, abandonment and adultery only.

Regarding public modesty, people should avoid revealing their privy parts even on the beach. In church, the arms and legs should be covered and women should wear a scarf or hat, especially when approaching the Chalice to receive the Eucharist.

In some Orthodox churches, the men sit on one side of the church and the women on the other, but in most Orthodox churches, even where this is the normal practice, no one really cares if it is not strictly adhered to, particularly with regards to families. I think children regardless of sex should be close to both their mother and father during the Divine Liturgy.

I don’t subscribe to cable television or use broadcast television, but I do use YouTube to watch documentaries, livestreamed church services, and as a means of listening to sacred music, and also I do enjoy the cinema and watching great films that have been made, so I cannot fault someone for having a television, although I find the continual noise from them to be unbearable, especially the way they increase the volume for advertisements. Televisions make my head hurt.

I would not send my children to public school, as I was in parochial school for most of my childhood, and the one year I spent in public school was a nightmare, with liberal teachers who deeply traumatized us (this was sometime after 1986) and one of my best friends, who was born in the mid 1980s, was homeschooled for about half of his childhood and benefitted greatly.