going to church against my will

KenCat wrote:

This may seem like it on paper, but this has not happened once. Really. And besides, Quakers are pacifists.. lol No fighting.
Why would you want one man preaching to you when you could hear everyone's views?

And it's less of sharing philosophical standpoints and more of sharing things that are "needed" to be said.
It's pretty cool.

Well, They must have been awesome people for that to work.
And quite frankly, i preach to myself through reading the word of god, and not a secondhand opinion.

Public Enemy wrote:

KenCat wrote:

This may seem like it on paper, but this has not happened once. Really. And besides, Quakers are pacifists.. lol No fighting.
Why would you want one man preaching to you when you could hear everyone's views?

And it's less of sharing philosophical standpoints and more of sharing things that are "needed" to be said.
It's pretty cool.

Well, They must have been awesome people for that to work.
And quite frankly, i preach to myself through reading the word of god, and not a secondhand opinion.

The Bible IS a secondhand opinion for Christians... Neither God nor Jesus wrote it.
And besides, when a preacher preaches to you, he's giving you HIS secondhand opinion. But in that case, it's only one opinion and most people just accept it.

KenCat wrote:

Public Enemy wrote:

KenCat wrote:

This may seem like it on paper, but this has not happened once. Really. And besides, Quakers are pacifists.. lol No fighting.
Why would you want one man preaching to you when you could hear everyone's views?

And it's less of sharing philosophical standpoints and more of sharing things that are "needed" to be said.
It's pretty cool.

Well, They must have been awesome people for that to work.
And quite frankly, i preach to myself through reading the word of god, and not a secondhand opinion.

The Bible IS a secondhand opinion for Christians... Neither God nor Jesus wrote it.
And besides, when a preacher preaches to you, he's giving you HIS secondhand opinion. But in that case, it's only one opinion and most people just accept it.

To believe the bible is to believe that it has the credibility of a firsthand opinion. And i don't need someone to interpret what was blatantly stated in text. But i do see what you say.

Public Enemy wrote:

KenCat wrote:

Public Enemy wrote:

KenCat wrote:

This may seem like it on paper, but this has not happened once. Really. And besides, Quakers are pacifists.. lol No fighting.
Why would you want one man preaching to you when you could hear everyone's views?

And it's less of sharing philosophical standpoints and more of sharing things that are "needed" to be said.
It's pretty cool.

Well, They must have been awesome people for that to work.
And quite frankly, i preach to myself through reading the word of god, and not a secondhand opinion.

The Bible IS a secondhand opinion for Christians... Neither God nor Jesus wrote it.
And besides, when a preacher preaches to you, he's giving you HIS secondhand opinion. But in that case, it's only one opinion and most people just accept it.

To believe the bible is to believe that it has the credibility of a firsthand opinion. And i don't need someone to interpret what was blatantly stated in text. But i do see what you say.

No, I completely get you.. But people call it the "word of God".. Jesus was beyond brilliant, but he didn't write anything. The apostless did, other followers, there were roman letters, etc.
And besides, in a Quaker church, we do not interpret the Bible.

This sounds more like an awesome discussion club build upon a religious basis to ensure a serious nature.
Cool. But i wouldn't join it.

Public Enemy wrote:

This sounds more like an awesome discussion club build upon a religious basis to ensure a serious nature.
Cool. But i wouldn't join it.

It's not like I'm selling it.. =p
To each his own and freedom of religious expression and thought.