Hopefully this changes the minds of some on here about this topic. I just do not understand……
The man who wrote this article talks about reoffending. I’d say that’s the same as backsliding
Us verses them
Don’t question authority
Control
Cannot challenge the pastor
Using fear to control
Black and white thinking about issues that are not in scripture
Discouraged to have close relationships with people outside of the church
I know, I know, your church doesn’t operate this way. My...
“We decided that it’s hard to encourage parents to trust us with their kids on one hand and allow convicted, registered child molesters to attend our services.“
I agree, it’s about protecting the vulnerable.
My experience with women wearing dresses only comes from the IFB. And I personally believe the IFB is a cult. So this is why I said what I said about women wearing dresses are in a cult.
We go to a church now where there is no dress standard for staff or people that teach Sunday school or anything like that.
You keep mentioning hot pants, bikinis. I have never at least up until this point, seen a woman wear anything like this.
Have you in your church needed to confront a...
Post#150 = “So should the former (presumably repentant) molester have to wear some external identification so everyone is aware of their former crime? Should we keep them from Walmart and public places where children might be present?”
You asked first. And all I did was ask your thoughts on the...
You asked me if I would be ok with it. And I said I wouldn’t be against it. I’m other words, you asked first. 😂 it was your question. So if it’s irrelevant, your question originally was irrelevant. I was just asking you in return.
“Anyone who wears a suit to church is legalistic?”
In my opinion, they would only be legalistic if they required the members to wear suits or a tie to teach Sunday school or to show up for church. including the pastor. If he were to make this a requirement to teach Sunday school or something...
“as we would not wish to be mistakenly identified as members of the cult.”
What about women who wear dresses? IFB dresses only. Pentecostals dresses only. In my opinion, these are cults.
Also, who decides in your opinion, what is long hair on a man or what is short hair on a lady?
If a sexual predator becomes a member of your church you have spoken to the members and will have a staff member or a man stay with him at all times. I believe this was basically what you’ve said?
That being so, you have put a sign on him for all church members to know of his former crime.
The woman at the well was living in sin with a man.
All sexual sin is not equal. When someone commits adultery they are not physically hurting someone, mentally and emotionally they are both willing parties.
Sexually assaulting a child and committing adultery are not the same. You do...
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