Members swathdiver Posted September 8, 2011 Members Share Posted September 8, 2011 I wonder if the POTSBCEC has ever read and understood the Bible? Well, I guess we shouldn't be so surprised since they've strayed so far off the reservation. "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?""Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"http://nation.foxnews.com/september-11/2011/09/06/national-cathedral-invites-muslims-not-evangelicals-9-11-service A weekend of religious-themed observances at Washington National Cathedral marking the tenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks will include a Buddhist nun and an Imam, but not an evangelical Christian, leading the head of the Southern Baptist Convention to ask President Obama to reconsider attending the event. “A Call to Compassion” will include an interfaith prayer vigil on Sept. 11th. It will feature the dean of the Cathedral, the Bishop of Washington, a rabbi, Buddhist nun and incarnate lama, a Hindu priest, the president of the Islamic Society of North America and a Muslim musician. However, Southern Baptists, representing the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, were not invited to participate – and neither were leaders from any evangelical Christian organization. “It’s not surprising,” said Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee. “There is a tragic intolerance toward Protestants and particularly toward evangelicals and I wish the president would refuse to speak unless it was more representative.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Covenanter Posted September 8, 2011 Members Share Posted September 8, 2011 It shows a very sad attitude - but would evangelical Christians want to take part - or maintain separation? I suggest an evangelical/baptist initiative would be in order, with a call to repentance, rather than inclusion in a multifaith occasion. Such occasions - including funerals & weddings - draw people of different faiths together. How can we use them to advance the Gospel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted September 8, 2011 Members Share Posted September 8, 2011 It shows a very sad attitude - but would evangelical Christians want to take part - or maintain separation? I suggest an evangelical/baptist initiative would be in order, with a call to repentance, rather than inclusion in a multifaith occasion. Such occasions - including funerals & weddings - draw people of different faiths together. How can we use them to advance the Gospel? Amen! True Christians shouldn't want to be a part of such an ungodly gathering. Instead, true Christians should organize and hold their own event to the glory of God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Salyan Posted September 8, 2011 Moderators Share Posted September 8, 2011 It's kinda funny (albeit sad) when the apostates/unbeliever are better at separation than true Christians... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted September 8, 2011 Administrators Share Posted September 8, 2011 It's kinda funny (albeit sad) when the apostates/unbeliever are better at separation than true Christians... And that is a profound truth right there, salyan!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted September 8, 2011 Members Share Posted September 8, 2011 And that is a profound truth right there, salyan!! This reminds me of what I've heard a couple of pastors say. If we are truly following Christ we won't have to concern ourselves much with how to separate from many lost folks because they will separate themselves from us. 1John2:15-17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted September 9, 2011 Members Share Posted September 9, 2011 "Evangelicals" are only invited to political/social functions when their votes are needed. Fundamentalists are never invited. By the way, the first time in U.S. history that the U.S. Supreme Court has no Protesants serving on the bench. They are all Catholics and Jews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members swathdiver Posted September 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 9, 2011 By the way, the first time in U.S. history that the U.S. Supreme Court has no Protesants serving on the bench. They are all Catholics and Jews. Funny you should write that. Couple weeks ago I made a spreadsheet of the religions of influential "conservatives", Fox News Staff, the Supreme Court, Past Presidents and their VPs and many politicians including those running for POTUS. It seems a majority in many of those categories are those practicing popery. On the west coast of the United States, Mormons are heavily represented in the Republican Party. With all these lost people representing us, no real reform or at least holding the line against the encroachment of tyranny is going to take place. We should replace them with Bible Believing Christians with a sound salvation testimony. Occupy till He comes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerryNumbers Posted September 10, 2011 Members Share Posted September 10, 2011 Evangelical, That I am not, never have been, never claimed to be, & never want to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted September 10, 2011 Members Share Posted September 10, 2011 Evangelical, That I am not, never have been, never claimed to be, & never want to be. True by our standards, but by the worlds standards fundamentalists are a part of what they call Evangelicals. It's no wonder so many people are confused when such differing groups of Christians and professing Christians get lumped together so often. Just like how Catholics, Fundamentlaists, Chatismatics and Mormons, JWs, are all now lumped together as being Christian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted September 10, 2011 Members Share Posted September 10, 2011 True by our standards, but by the worlds standards fundamentalists are a part of what they call Evangelicals. It's no wonder so many people are confused when such differing groups of Christians and professing Christians get lumped together so often. Just like how Catholics, Fundamentlaists, Chatismatics and Mormons, JWs, are all now lumped together as being Christian. Evangelicals are those who believe the bible and preach the gospel, the Evangel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted September 10, 2011 Members Share Posted September 10, 2011 Evangelicals are those who believe the bible and preach the gospel, the Evangel. That's what it's supposed to mean, but over here it takes on different meanings. Many called evangelicals here are of the watered down variety. With regards to the separation issue, many called Evangelicals in America either practice limited or no separation at all. Billy Graham and his ministry (his son Franklin runs it now) is called Evangelical. Yes, the Evangelicals here claim to believe the Bible, some do more than others; and yes many of them put forth the Gospel, but some of them do so in that watered down fashion. When it comes to actually following the Word of God, most prefer to mix a heaping helping of the world into it. Some Evangelicals consider themselves to be fundamentalists, but they are not typically of the IFB sort. Most Evangelicals consider Fundamentalists to be "extreme". JerryNumbers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted September 11, 2011 Members Share Posted September 11, 2011 Usually when the media wants to portray us as crazies they'll use the term "fundamentalist" and "evangelical" for the Reverend Wonderfuls like Joel Olsteen and Rick Warren. Harold Ockenga started this whole mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted September 11, 2011 Members Share Posted September 11, 2011 Usually when the media wants to portray us as crazies they'll use the term "fundamentalist" and "evangelical" for the Reverend Wonderfuls like Joel Olsteen and Rick Warren. Harold Ockenga started this whole mess. Yes, when they want to specifically vilify a certain group of Christians they like the term fundamentalist. When they are attacking Christians in general they talk about the evangelicals because they can hit more in one shot this way. The media loves to hold up the wimpy or liberal preachers as models others should follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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