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To: jboot
"Old Roger has gotten much more canny since he tangled with Saint Paul."

Which is why we are focusing on "home churches" - getting people used to meeting in homes instead of churches - prep. for coming persecution.

South Vietnamese pastors had thier congregations read "Tortured for Christ" by R. Wurmbrandt (founder of VOM) in preparation of takeover by the communists (Jane Fonda and Ted Kennedy's Red friends).

19 posted on 01/16/2013 12:00:59 PM PST by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: Psalm 73
A church I attended some time ago had a large picture of Dr. Wurmbrandt hanging in a common area. It had been taken within a few months of his torture and was rather graphic. It had a way of pulling me up short every time I saw it. What an amazing man of faith he was!

Home churches are a great idea, but to work they have to be strictly under the radar: no paid staff, no insurance, no property or trusts, nothing that could create a paper trail. The pastor would need to be a tentmaking pastor, which is a demanding way of life.

Perhaps a FReeper with more legal acumen than me could speak to the possiblity of the hosting homeowner being named a party in a civil rights lawsuit. To the point: could you be financially or otherwise liable for hosting a home church that refuses to marry homosexuals? My gut says yes.

20 posted on 01/16/2013 12:41:36 PM PST by jboot (This isn't your father's America. Stay safe and keep your powder dry.)
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