If these clowns don't believe in God, what exactly do they believe in?
Gay marriage?
This is the apostate church that will deny Christ and follow a man instead - the Antichrist - who is due to rise to power from the EU.
Pope Paul said the Antichrist is alive and well, and will come out of the liberal New Age movement.
There's nothing in the Bible that says the 666 liberal will be welcomed in the U.S. "World" in the ancient text can also mean land or city. In other worlds, the land they were aware of at the time.
Ping
It is a job, you ought to see the house my former rector lives in. I am so glad I got out of that fake church
They worship the "Palestinians".
Can you even be a member of the clergy if you don't believe in God? Shouldn't that be met with automatic excommunication?
The Church of England went through a similar period in the eighteenth century, when doubt was endemic among the clergy who basically held their jobs for the perks and not from any religious commitment. The revival led by John Wesley turned things around. Although his direct influence was on the Methodists, he also inspired a revival in the C of E.
These guys became preachers because it was a career path like nursing or counseling or sociology. They majored in it in college and seminary. It's a lot like history (that's the whole substance of the Harvard and Yale and other Ivy divinity schools). It is a clinical study of religion, as though religion were a sociological concept. Frikken cute.
There ought to be one requirement for the ministry. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Period.
Anyone that doesn't believe that isn't a believer.
Nothing but it is a good way to make a living.
Big deal - I'm a social worker but I don't believe in Socialism. I just believe in helping people.
If these clowns don't believe in God, what exactly do they believe in?
Doesn't matter, as long as it's not the 'traditional' interpretation of 'God'. Afterall, a 'merciful' and 'loving' God would not deny gays the right to marry, etc. They assume our interpretation of God and the Bible all these centuries has been wrong and they are the saviors to come along and rescue us. And just as long as we become enlightened by them and go along with them. These are the first to openly and on record admit their unbelief that I have read, but I don't believe they'll be the last. I'm searching for the link I read a few months ago about Priests in Austria or the Czech Repub who kind of said the same thing. The real question: is anyone disagreeing with them or have they all been swayed?
Prime Minister James Hacker: "And what about God?"
Sir Humphrey Appleby: "I think He is what is known as an optional extra."
--Yes Prime Minister
A minister that doesn't believe in God reminds me of a Democrat that doesn't believe in government.
These aren't ministers. They are con men.
Sounds like some Unitarians I know.
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Praise GOD that...
LOVE is the only reality and that...
GOD is LOVE.
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I do believe you have invented the next national parlor game.
10. Organic brown rice
9. Collection plates
8. Global warming
7. The return of the Mother Ship
6. Gaia
5. Public opinion polls
4. Therapy
3. Group nudity
2. Pedophilia
1. Entrails
Pension funds?