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Good deal. I don't see this being an issue with the typical even Reformed Baptist or Presbyterian when they use the term or the language similar to the term. However, I do know there are some conservative circles where shunning would be akin to the Amish style, and would never sanction that. We...

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That would be by design with our forum scheme; it is a shade lighter than I probably personally would have chosen. I'll play with the formatting a bit and see if we can darken it up.

Ah, what was that meme verse? "Go and keep on sinning the more." #thingsJesusneversaid Rather, I am pretty sure the phrase was "go and sin no more" (John 8:11). I believe, have lived and revel in the grace of the Lord. I am a walking, talking example of not being too far away from God at any...

Fair enough, but I am afraid this is a the-grass-is-always-greener scenario. For instance, even with the view of the authority of the Church, sample any 10 Catholics and you will get 3-4 different views on many modern, controversial issues that the Pope has clearly spoken on, hence the...

Alicia, I think you probably share an affinity with at least a few on this board. Are you in to/aware of the Creation Care movement/school of thought? Regardless, welcome to the community! Nothing wrong with being at least a bit of an Environmentalist. I'll forgive you from hailing from Mizzou...

Jim, not as sure about the Orthodox, but I know the Roman Catholic side of the house maintains more sacraments than most to all Protestants. However, I think there is one huge difference in how Protestants handle the Scriptures versus how the Roman Catholic and Orthodox do in praxis...

Well, do I now mention that this was an April Fools Day article by Christian Post!? I thought it was rather hilarious, the quotes were gold!

Jim, this has been a topic that I'd love to no more about but didn't know where to start! I read an Orthodox work, The Mountain of Silence, about a year and a half ago and remember being struck by some of the similarities between Pentecostal practices, sans the monastery of course! At the risk...

http://www.christianpost.com/news/grape-juice-companies-concerned-about-profits-after-southern-baptists-announce-switch-to-wine-for-communion-136404/

Cardinal, going about it the legal and proper way is the right way! Bravo on that! I hate to throw in a book in a topic like this, but I am reading the Robert Putnam book Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. One of the things that has struck me, perhaps even more than I already knew, is how...

Oz, welcome to the community! We have a couple folks from your neck of the woods on here, so always good to see another. I'm thankful that we're able to reach beyond America and meet other Christians from across the world, it's so rewarding to see expressions of the faith in other places! I...

I'm following this one! Loaded question, but in light of the Bosphorus and Tiber crossings, this is important. I've explored both Roman Catholicism (RC) and Eastern Orthodoxy (EO) because I find this to be the strongest argument in favor of either. Where the hole in the argument emerged for me...

Well, none of us here are legal professionals, so I always give that reminder when covering anything that deals with law! From the spiritual side, I think you need to be careful in this for a couple reasons. You mentioned that these children are your boyfriend's nieces. I think the key word...

Do you think this is a better picture of the unchurched here in America? http://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2015/03/who-the-unchurched-really-are/

Welcome HarvestTheFields, love the name! :) I think most people tend to head into the issues that they care about. We seem to have a lot of discussions on Creationism, Theistic Evolution and science in general lately, but we also have a lot of folks who are more concerned with things of the...

This one was on FB, caption "What could go wrong?"

Faithstreet has hit it pretty well lately with some of these articles. #2 is definitely my major concern that I see on this board. I'm probably more guilty of it that I should be at times, but I've seen people drop this accusation so many times based on eschatology or some other silly...

Fixed the first piece for you. On the second question, there is no way to make it not show an edit, sorry.

If you're interested in geography, mathematics or history, this is pretty darn interesting! http://discovermagazine.com/2014/june/14-the-mapmakers-mystery