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  1. Albion

    Which faith movement is the closest to your opinion of what true Christianity is?

    No, the mere location of a Christian congregation anywhere in Paul's time hardly translates as evidence of a connection to some denomination that wasn't even organized and recognized until centuries later.
  2. Albion

    Which faith movement is the closest to your opinion of what true Christianity is?

    That's probably quite accurate to say, even though many different churches argue the issue to their own benefit by citing true or mythical historical events that they have decided are "proof" that they are older than other Christian churches. ;) So we actually have two competing claims built...
  3. Albion

    'In God We Trust' signs

    The nation's motto and the pledge of allegiance are not matters of local preference, just as the nation's flag is not. If a local school board would prefer other wording--or a different United States flag--it can petition Congress. Otherwise, what we have in each case is 'the one.' And as for...
  4. Albion

    What ways does your congregation promote itself?

    Some readers might say that the church you've described really does need to make itself known, but that most churches are not in that same situation. However, it's a fact that even congregations which have large memberships and large church buildings in prominent locations find that there are...
  5. Albion

    Which faith movement is the closest to your opinion of what true Christianity is?

    Good question. Here are some contenders-- The Papacy is an office that's a purely human invention and the Pope certainly isn't infallible whenever he chooses. There is no justification for the worship of saints, even if it is described using another word. Transubstantiation is a Medieval...
  6. Albion

    Catholicism

    See the following: https://www.christianpost.com/news/lutheran-church-passes-resolution-saying-god-created-world-6-natural-days.html
  7. Albion

    USA How can Trump run for president

    Absolutely not Pence.
  8. Albion

    Catholicism

    Being "required" to believe some idea has been part of this discussion here, but it also has been about what the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod church does believe. If the convention of the whole church formally adopts a resolution, after a spirited debate, saying that the days of Creation...
  9. Albion

    Catholicism

    Here's something straight from the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod that might add something to this issue and also be of assistance to our friend Faith: https://reporter.lcms.org/2019/convention-confesses-god-created-the-world-in-six-natural-days/
  10. Albion

    Which faith movement is the closest to your opinion of what true Christianity is?

    As far as understanding the question you put to the members is concerned, it means whatever YOU wanted it to mean. But without waiting for your reply, I'll say that Lutheranism is the "faith movement" that meets the two requirements we were asked about better than any other. I am almost...
  11. Albion

    Which faith movement is the closest to your opinion of what true Christianity is?

    Perhaps we need to begin by agreeing on what is meant by "faith movement" in your question. Is that supposed to refer to a particular denomination...or to something broader?
  12. Albion

    Which faith movement is the closest to your opinion of what true Christianity is?

    I agree. Most people are going to say that it's the denomination they've chosen for themselves, although there are some others who feel that the basics of the faith are to be found in most of them and their own membership choice is, therefore, influenced by some additional factors such as...
  13. Albion

    Catholicism

    Then we're in agreement about that. And it's an uncommon belief in other churches where the matter just wouldn't be an issue of conscience for an inquirer. With the LC-MS, though, we have a church that is very emphatic about the truth of Holy Scripture, bases its beliefs on Scripture, and...
  14. Albion

    CBS Blames Childhood Obesity on Climate Change

    That's absolutely true. But what is it that has kept our children inside the house in recent years, unlike the situation that prevailed until recently? Many of the same people who want to assign the blame to "Global Warming" are the same people who allowed crime to escalate to the point that...
  15. Albion

    Catholicism

    So we might say that it's a view commonly held within the LC-MS, although not required, whereas it's rare among members of many other churches (Catholic, Anglican, Orthodox, Congregationalist, etc.). For some people, this fact is a big concern. The character or profile of any church isn't...
  16. Albion

    USA FBI executes search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

    "They had probable cause" seems to have become the battle cry of people who have no idea whether the feds actually did have probable cause or not. Be that as it may, the other claim--that the head of the FBI having been a Trump appointee tells us something meaningful concerning the rightness or...
  17. Albion

    Actress Anne Heche Critically Injured

    She died, you know. She was burned very badly and was brain dead. After a week or so the decision was made by family to take her off the equipment that had been keeping her body going long enough for an organ donation.
  18. Albion

    Catholicism

    That being the case, I cannot imagine why you'd care enough to argue, one way or the other, what the conventional Christians here believe about the days of creation. :unsure: Although...if you want to say that the Old Testament simply could not have failed to mention any generations, etc. when...
  19. Albion

    USA FBI executes search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

    I'm sorry, but we do not know that to be so. The affidavit that gives the necessary support for the search has NOT been unsealed, although the Department of Justice is able to unseal it. If and when that is done and the supposed cause for this unprecedented attack is revealed, your hunches or...
  20. Albion

    Catholicism

    Good news! We're happy for you.
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