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Vinny replied to the topic Clashing with Christianity in the forum Personal Spirituality 5 months, 4 weeks ago
This might be slight OT, but close enough that I feel comfortable inserting myself into the conversation.
Lately I find myself holding back from responding to various friends and acquaintances I have through my wife’s United Methodist ministerial credentials. I see comments about the very real rift in many “mainline” denominations between…[Read more]
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Vinny started the topic Good news, nonbelievers! Pope says, "It's all good!" in the forum Atheism, Agnosticism & Science 1 year, 5 months ago
Yes, fellow heathens, there is hope for us too. For the Pope says that atheists who do good are also redeemed. Who knew – you can be a good person without believing in a supernatural deity.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/22/pope-francis-good-atheists_n_3320757.html
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Vinny started the topic Is belief in an angry God a likely indicator of mental illness? in the forum Theology & Philosophy 1 year, 7 months ago
The study examined the links between beliefs and anxiety disorders like social dysfunction, paranoia, obsession and compulsion among three different broad categories of believers:
those who see God as angry
those who see God as …[Read more] -
Vinny started the topic We need to recruit this person! in the forum Ex-pastors & Leaders 1 year, 7 months ago
If she’s not among us already…
http://www.religionnews.com/2013/03/26/a-year-after-losing-faith-atheist-pastor-finds-a-new-calling/
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Vinny started the topic First world problems – dealing with parents in the forum Family & Friends 1 year, 11 months ago
So, we’ll be heading down soon to have christmas with my family and we’ll be there a week. They don’t know yet that we’ve dumped our old church and haven’t glommed on to any other since. I’m sure the subject will come up eventually, and I know my mom was already troubled when my older brother and his family stopped attending church. Have any of …[Read more]
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Vinny started the topic Preacher's Wife No More in the forum Meet & Greet 1 year, 11 months ago
Howdy all, greetings from Chicago. Raised Catholic, became Baptist (but not hardcore), then Methodist (my wife is a Methodist pastor, but on leave). We have a 5 1/2 year-old son who is awesome.
We made a decision to leave our current church back in the beginning of summer and really haven’t missed it, but spending Christmas with my family (…[Read more]
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Vinny started the topic A hole in your soul that you pour money into in the forum The Church 1 year, 11 months ago
Before my wife went on quasi-permanent family leave from her pastoring gig, I worked for the state denominational foundation, running an unregulated mutual fund for churches and helping put on stewardship seminars for local churches (individual money management and church stewardship). We tried to help churches see that they were losing relevance …[Read more]