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My son's Boy Scout troop leaders just announced the church they have been affiliated with for something like 10 years is no longer willing to sponsor them. I've yet to get their exact stated reasoning its a diversion but we know what its all about.
How can a house of God punish good aspiring boys over what we know this is all about and still call themselves a house of God.
How can a house of God punish good aspiring boys over what we know this is all about and still call themselves a house of God.
If the bible says we don't support X group, and the boy scouts do support X group, why should anyone expect them to support the Boy Scouts?
Take the kids and show/teach them how to get a new church/group to support them, and turn a negative into a positives a apposed to crying about it.
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Regardless of how dumb I think it is and how much I don't believe in god, it's the churches right to not support a group that does not fall in line with the beliefs of the church, and the Boy Scouts/parents rights to not support that church anymore.
BTW, my church still supports the scouts, and unless they become a cult of satan worshippers, we always will.
They're telling them they won't be sponsoring a group because they don't believe/support their views
I dont sponsor the local church here because I don't support their religious views or views on god. Is that inequality?
Prior to this I was with my son selling popcorn door to door. I would stand at the sidewalk and wait for him to present the sale. One lady told him she does not support the scouts and closed the door in his face. People need to get a clue how they affect the kids when dealing with these subject matters.
I'm not condoning what they did, because I don't agree with it. I'm simply saying that right or wrong, a company/organization can choose to sponsor or not sponsor whoever they want.
If you think statistical discrimination is not still occurring to this day you're kidding yourself, especially in situations where you don't have enough transparency and competition to correct discrimination.
For example black men on average are quoted 1000 dollars more than a white person for a car. I'd guess the same would happen to a gay person if he was openly gay.
I don't understand this myself. First, let me start with the fact that I am a Christian.
Because I am a Christian, that means I believe that we are all human, fallible and we have a sin problem. I personally believe that having sex with a person of the same gender is a sin, but it is no different from any other sin. If a church is going to kick out a group because there is a certain amount or type of sin perceived to be allowed by that group, they may as well start with their regular members. None of us are without sin. That doesn't mean I condone sin if I let the Boyscouts use the church building - no more than I condone sin because Joe Pew Sitter is an alcoholic, or questions his faith, or masturbates in his spare time, or smokes a big fatty now and then, or hates someone because of (insert reason here). Churches are full of imperfect people. Churches, in the end, are sort of like hospitals where sick people, once they realize they are sick, go to get healthy - through God's grace and the interaction with other sick people trying to get healthy.
Of course there has to be some sort of line drawn. I don't think it would be wise to let satan worshipers sacrifice goats in the church while they are "skyclad" and that sort of thing. Yet, in the end, it is just more sin. It could be an opportunity to reach those goat killers. Or Boyscouts. Or whatever group wants to use the church. It just depends on the local congregation and what they are willing to tolerate. Personally, I would try and at least have dialogue with any group that wants to use the church. As long as they were willing to clean up, not tear things up, and lock up after their festivities, I really wouldn't care. It's just a building - the Spirit of God indwells believers - not buildings.
We should expect difficulty as the time draws nigh. These things were written about long ago. We should not blame our friends and fellow moto-lovers. We are all depraved and in need of grace.
Religion is what you get when you follow other people around.
I have read all of your posts here (the posts you've made since I joined up) and I find you to be a bright, thoughtful person. Obviously, you have a deep-seated hatred of religion. Me too.
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Just love how some people always wanna tell someone else how to spend their money.
Saw it on Leno or Kimmel, some architect made a booboo lol
I don't believe in god, and don't feel in discriminating against any class, but now we're going to tell people what and who they should sponsor/give money too? Most ridiculous thing I've heard in awhile.
Perhaps people are realizing the the whole "house of god" thing is bullshit, and therefore the churches aren't raking in as much cash.
Religion and philosophy can try to tackle similar questions so you can have things such as Christian philosophy, but they're very much different on many notes.
The big difference is that philosophy try's to depend on reason and critical thinking, not "faith" like a religion does. Someone with more information on philosophy would be able to tell you more, but yeah, anyone not claiming Christianity as a religion is a dumb ass. It spends something like 100 billion a year in America alone meaning they won't be going anywhere.
The pope is the only one that has ever embraced a disfigured man? A photo op proves it all, I suppose....
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