Posted on 12/23/2014 7:38:11 AM PST by C19fan
The church needs to focus more on art and less on religion and converting people in an effort to become less “churchy,” according to Stanford University’s Dean for Religious Life, The Very Reverend Dr. Jane Shaw.
“I think people are always slightly surprised that I’m not very churchy as a person,” Shaw told the Palo Alto Online in an interview. “I don’t think church is to be more churchy. I think church is about, anyone should be welcome. I’m really interested in how you welcome many different kind of constituencies, certainly not convert them, not even necessarily to do religion all the time.”
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Environmentalist should focus less on the environment and more on art
Pure EVIL
God’s way or man’s way. They should focus more on the fire & brimstone & not on whatever makes ya feel good.
All are welcome, sinners need redemption.
Celebrating their sins does them no favors.
And church services are not debates where competing philosophies (atheism, Islam, polytheism, etc.) are given equal time.
Environmentalists are more focused on the Marxism than the science.
I'm not.
Matthew 18:6
Acts 4:19, 20
But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge; for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
Acts 5:29, 30
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
“The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging Him on a cross.
“He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
“And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
Yes, foolish woman, focus on your gods, we will focus on THE God of Heaven.
Art can be beautiful. Even inspiring. And yes the Stanford university church is very pretty. But the Stanfords not only left us a beautiful church, they left us a great art collection too. We respectfully suggest you stroll over to the Stanford (Cantor) art museum if you would rather work there. They always can use more docents.
Alas, Brave New Babylon.
http://westernrifleshooters.wordpress.com/2013/08/26/bracken-alas-brave-new-babylon/
And everybody knows your name! Kinda like a tavern, right? God is very clear about who is saved:
"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God,
to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." - John 1:12,13
Well, now. Isn’t she just peachy? How tolerant of her.
No more pot for this guy.
This is what happens when the Universities focus less on education and more on political action.
Why do you need a school for Religious Life and why do you need to have a homosexual activist as Dean?
Pray America is waking
Jude 1.4
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