How Stupid Are They?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Nit picking. The teachings of the Bible refer to the New Testament, specifically the Gospels. Sadly not much taught in today's hip mainline churches.

No, it's not. Many "Christians" will only accept the entirety as literal truth.

However, I happen to agree with your interpretation.

I do not even know what a "hip mainline church" even is and I doubt I need to as well - I gave up on organized religion a long time ago as I just saw all that I was exposed to as a microcosm of power politics by very small people that failed to comprehend why they were at a church. or in several instances the meanings of Christianity.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

"A supposed Christian church which denies the teachings of the Bible does not deserve to exist."

Most that make such statements are believers in literal meaning of the Bible. The teachings of the Old Testament are really not relevant to Christianity; the New is.

Today, as a Lector, at the 12pm Mass, I read from the Book of Exodus, from the pulpit, a passage that began with, "Thus says the Lord: 'You shall not molest or oppress an alien, for you were once aliens yourselves, in the land of Egypt....' " (The congregation is seated for the entire reading.)

Then, the celebrant (priest) read from the New Testament, The Gospel. (The congregation stands for the entire reading.)

[Roy]

A supposed Christian church which denies the teachings of the Bible does not deserve to exist.

Are you talking about the Old Testament apocrypha? As far as I know, only Catholics regard these books as canon.

As I go back over these posts, I don't know what I was thinking. You were obviously referring to the actions of Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia - the late George Washington's church. However, I still don't understand how removing the "Washington prayed here" plaques is tantamount to denying the teachings of the Bible.

[robert.]

So many places in bucks county may be effected by this. you cant go anywhere without seeing a sign saying Washington sleep here, eat here, crossed here, boarded his horse here and so on.

[robert.]

double click

[rex desilets]

Nit picking. The teachings of the Bible refer to the New Testament, specifically the Gospels. Sadly not much taught in today's hip mainline churches.

No, it's not. Many "Christians" will only accept the entirety as literal truth.
You must be referring to my (deceased) Mother-in-Law

However, I happen to agree with your interpretation.
Note the Star Date

I do not even know what a "hip mainline church" even is and I doubt I need to as well - I gave up on organized religion a long time ago as I just saw all that I was exposed to as a microcosm of power politics by very small people that failed to comprehend why they were at a church. or in several instances the meanings of Christianity.
Ditto. For just about the same reason.

[Roy]

George Washington's Church Says Plaque Honoring First President Must Come Down

Leaders at the church that George Washington attended decided that a plaque honoring the first president of the United States must be removed.

Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia will take down a memorial marking the pew where Washington sat with his family, saying it is not acceptable to all worshipers.

“The plaques in our sanctuary make some in our presence feel unsafe or unwelcome," leaders said, a reference to the fact that Washington was a slaveholder.

"Some visitors and guests who worship with us choose not to return because they receive an unintended message from the prominent presence of the plaques.”

I hadn't thought about this, but I can understand why it's being done. Washington didn't do much to end slavery or racial discrimination.

[rogruth]

Possibly Mr. Washington was too busy just trying to get a country to work at that time.

I wonder how this can be handled at all. As old as I am I did not live through all of
history but from what some tried to teach me every culture that has existed on
Earth sometime in its history had slaves. Even slaves had slaves. Oh well.
Other countries seem to have revolutions and change government every few years
so it must be time for the United States to have a Spring of some type.

[robert.]

Apples more addicting then heroin ? Dumb arse people have been outside apple's store for 30 hrs. Waiting for a new iphone to arrive. Be the first to get something that will be half price in a month.

[HONDO74]

Illinois man reportedly shoots his own penis after stealing from a hot dog stand
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/02/il ... stand.html

At the time of the robbery, one of the victims reportedly had been carrying a large bucket of grease. With the gun pointed at his head, the employee was trying to hand over a stack of $1 bills but the bucket slipped and the money flew out of his hands.

Pouncy grabbed the fallen money and started to run away while trying to secure his gun at his waist. But as he fled, the gun accidentally went off and shot him in the penis, the Sun-Times said.

The thief didn’t make it very far before the pain of his injuries took over and he collapsed in front of a house nearby.

[rogruth]

If most of us had told a story like that in our younger days we would be called liars.
These kind of events aeem to happen quite often to "men" of this type.

[HONDO74]

Woman Fired For Flipping Off Donald Trump's Motorcade
https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-fired- ... 21275.html

In a Saturday interview with HuffPost, Briskman, a 50-year-old mother of two, said she was stunned that someone had taken a picture of her giving Trump the middle finger.

As the photo circulated online, Briskman decided to tell Akima’s HR department what was happening when she went to work on Monday. By Tuesday, her bosses called her into a meeting and said she had violated the company’s social media policy by using the photo as her profile picture on Twitter and Facebook.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

violated the company’s social media policy by using the photo as her profile picture on Twitter and Facebook.

She just could not resist and paid for it.

But there is a lesson here - this sort of social media policy stuff is becoming very far reaching to the point where just about anything posted anywhere might be used as a justification for termination of employment.

That fine print that you signed and agreed to when you took that job is getting used.

[robert.]

If i had done that to Obama i would have been labeled a racist. The guy next door to me works for a large auto parts distributor. They wanted his ebay name. Then told him not to sell any auto parts on ebay or other web sites. If they found him or his household selling their brand name parts he would be fired and forced to pay restitution. They also wanted to see FB. twitter and other sites. One negative statement about the company and your out. He said "they fire 2-3 people a year for negative statements online".

[rogruth]

So some are learning they just can't do or say anything on social media and think it is freedom of the press or expression.

If that had not been the presidents motorcade the one giving the signal may have become engaged in some form of road rage.