Posted on 06/10/2014 6:12:58 AM PDT by marshmallow
>> law appears to make same-sex marriage mandatory.
the servicing of
Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. “Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. (Luke 14:25-27)
Really? 'Cuz most of the genuine Evangelical churches I know of would have nothing to do with such a thing. Certainly, some "mainline" Protestant denominations have degraded to the point that the Bible is no longer relevant much less its strictures against homosexual acts or any other depravity God says is an abomination. Apostasy happens within individual hearts, one at a time, and, as they meet critical mass within their faith communities - with no resistance - so goes the community. It is something EACH believer must guard against and, if he finds no others willing to stand with him for the truth, must leave and seek out fellowship with those that do. Christians should never compromise and tolerate sin.
Europe is going down the drain.
This might mean an Exodus from Denmark for the Catholics.
Easily includes tax burdens and bondage too. I would bear the damn tax burdens or do what was neccessary for almost three centuries under the Roman Empire until Constantine came around.
Religion
Main article: Religion in Denmark
In January 2014, 78.4% of the population of Denmark were members of the Church of Denmark (Den Danske Folkekirke), the officially established church, which is Lutheran in tradition. This is down 0.7% compared to the year earlier and 1.3% down compared to two years earlier. Despite the high membership figures, only 3% of the population regularly attend Sunday services.
Roskilde Cathedral has been the burial place of Danish royalty since the 15th century. In 1995 it became a World Heritage Site.
The Constitution states that a member of the Royal Family must be a part of the Church of Denmark, though the rest of the population is free to adhere to other faiths. In 1682 the state granted limited recognition to three religious groups dissenting from the Established Church: Roman Catholicism, the Reformed Church and Judaism, although conversion to these groups from the Church of Denmark remained illegal initially. Until the 1970s, the state formally recognised “religious societies” by royal decree. Today, religious groups do not need official government recognition, they can be granted the right to perform weddings and other ceremonies without this recognition.
Denmark’s Muslims make up approximately 3% of the population and form the country’s second largest religious community and largest minority religion. As of 2009 there are nineteen recognised Muslim communities in Denmark. As per an overview of various religions and denominations by the Danish Foreign Ministry, other religious groups comprise less than 1% of the population individually and approximately 2% when taken all together.
According to a 2010 Eurobarometer Poll, 28% of Danish citizens polled responded that they “believe there is a God”, 47% responded that they “believe there is some sort of spirit or life force” and 24% responded that they “do not believe there is any sort of spirit, God or life force”. Another poll, carried out in 2009, found that 25% of Danes believe Jesus is the son of God, and 18% believe he is the saviour of the world.
Source: Wikipedia
And they just accelerated it.
I think so.
I did. Why did you start this in the first place?
Wow. I hope that never happens in the United States.
Denmark has already had a declining population for years. They just accepted something that has no effect to curb this at best, negative at worst. Natural selection is in session, the true and faithful will outdo the secular in time. The attempts by the unfaithful to prevent this by plotting genocide will trigger Armageddon.
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