Christian By Choice

Yes. As long as there's doughnuts afterward.

If there is not a potluck served, just ain't full gospel to me.

Okay, are we suppose to add a food group, here? lol

The definition above works for me, editor, in regard to worship, praying, (and eating), but since God considers all Christians His Bride or The Church, then universally, the Church is all believers at any given time.

...plus food.

Yes, plus food. : - )

Today's Question #12

One Nation Under God

Are we really one nation under God? If so, then why is prayer, or almost anything that has to do with God, being done away with in our nation?

"One Nation Under God"? Ancient Israel was the only nation justified in making that claim.

America is perhaps "one nation at times acknowledging God but more interested in doing things our own way."

In one sense I applaud the growing secularization of the American culture. I hae a deep and abiding mistrust of institutionalized religion. Look at the evils done in the middle East, in Ireland and England, in Pakistan and Kashmir and India in the name of state religion. The Inquisition and the Crusades were done in the name of God by religiously-oriented empires. I believe a State-sponsored religion is a tremendous evil.

I would like to see "In God We Trust" removed from our money. Since as a nation obviously *don't* trust in God, so why lie and say we do? Officials swearing in on a Bible is ludicrous and offensive if they're not believers. May as well use a phone book.

On the other hand, a culture growing more secular means no speciaal treatment for believers (of any religion). No tax breaks for churches. (Not that I believe churches should be tax exempt.) And even a lazy and superficial acknowledgment of God is at least a small and limited way of keeping people alive to the possibility He exists.

"Things of God being done away with in our nation" is a sign that the older expressions of God and Chrisstian culture aren't surviving into this new generation. The Church can't keep putting old wine into new wine skins. No, I am NOT advocating adulterating the Word or compromising the Gospel! The way the Gospel is presented should reflect the culture of its listeners in such a way that people can understand and appreciate what's being said.