Churches and Bookstores?

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12 months ago :: Jun 09, 2012 - 8:10PM #1
Nino0814 Posts: 1,493	www.davidlose.net/2012/06/churches-and-b... Is the Church going the way of the Bookstore (losing its appeal and significance)? If so, what is replacing it?
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12 months ago :: Jun 09, 2012 - 10:20PM #2
JimRigas Posts: 2,445	I tried to visualize a church without attendance at the Sunday service and the only image that comes to my mind is that of the Flying Dutchman: a vessel without port.
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12 months ago :: Jun 10, 2012 - 8:40AM #3
Dutch777 Posts: 8,698	If churches go the way of bookstore, shall we get our sacraments on-line from Amazon.com? Walk Your Own DharmaPath; be awake. The Socratic Standard: Follow the evidence;____ if it doesn't make sense, it's bull$#!+. Dutch
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12 months ago :: Jun 10, 2012 - 11:52AM #4
Jupiter6208 Posts: 2,118	Jun 10, 2012 -- 8:40AM, Dutch777 wrote: If churches go the way of bookstore, shall we get our sacraments on-line from Amazon.com? How about drive-in Communion? "A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person." Dave Berry God is good, but never dance in a small boat.
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12 months ago :: Jun 10, 2012 - 1:45PM #5
Dutch777 Posts: 8,698	Jupe, I'm not too warm to that idea. Guess I habor residual traditionalist sentiments. How about drive-thru funerals? www.trinity.edu/mkearl/funeral_drivethru.jpg Whatever happened to good taste, decorum and committment? Walk Your Own DharmaPath; be awake. The Socratic Standard: Follow the evidence;____ if it doesn't make sense, it's bull$#!+. Dutch
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12 months ago :: Jun 11, 2012 - 8:18PM #6
Dutch777 Posts: 8,698	Nino, I've seen pictures of small churches turned into private homes and large churches condoized. Arlo Guthrie has converted a de-consecrated TEC church somewhere in New England into a meeting center or meditation center. Those big, old, dinosaurs are impossible to heat and prohibitively expensive to maintain, especially with diminishing congregations. Things cost money, including religious institutions. I would object if the churches were turned into gambling casinos, saloons or whorehouses. As things stand, dioceses have limited funds. Walk Your Own DharmaPath; be awake. The Socratic Standard: Follow the evidence;____ if it doesn't make sense, it's bull$#!+. Dutch
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12 months ago :: Jun 12, 2012 - 7:57AM #7
Jupiter6208 Posts: 2,118	I think the future of Church will be in small groups and in people's homes. similar to how the Bahá'í Faith does it. "A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person." Dave Berry God is good, but never dance in a small boat.
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