ONTD Original: Great Scandals of The Evangelical Church

[ladyjj]

Happy end of the year! Don't fear, I am still plodding away on research on some requests but I though this might be a good spot to slide in what a denomination actually IS as we move forward. Granted this is a very down and dirty explanation, because I am not really a theologian, I am just a poor history buff who reads hard-copy encyclopedias and

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[originaru]

i never knew non-denominational churches were linked to the big extreme mega churches, very interesting post as usual op!

my parents are anglican and i grew up in the that denomination (thanks colonization? lol). i consider myself agnostic now, but with xmas around the corner i'm kind of looking forward to going to an evening/midnight service just for the vibes and christmas carols.

[magicpebble]

I haven't attended services in years but I do love Christmas carols.

[ladyjj]

OMG some carols are bangers, and I miss singing in church, especially during Christmas time.

[emofordino]

omg we are the same! i identify as pagan anymore but i used to love going to my family's small-town catholic church because it was so homey and singing the christmas carols was so fun. my actual town's church is wayyyy too clique-y so i would never go there as a kid if i could help it, and as an adult i will only go to the lil church my parents married in for christmas eve mass and that's it.

[lurkurheartout]

That’s how they suck you in. We aren’t of any denomination, please come join us!

I know this because in middle school a “friend” in middle school took me a youth group that was “non denominational” and it was alarming how it felt like conversation to their ideologies than anything.

[ladyjj]

THIIIIIISSSSS!

[emofordino]

did we all have that one "friend" who took us to a non-demon service as kids/teens? because i have similar experiences as well!

my friend in hs took me to her church a couple sundays, and i mostly only went because i had a crush on a guy who went there who didn't go to our school, so that was the only way i could see him. the first time i went, my friend's parents teased me because i, being baptised catholic but only really ever going on christmas and easter, was like "oh, sorry, i can't take communion, i haven't been confirmed" and they were like "LOL U LIL DUMMY THAT DOESN'T MATTER HERE YOU TAKING COMMUNION IS ~BETWEEN YOU AND GOD~" SO GO AHEAD and it felt so strange doing it.

[ladyjj]

did we all have that one "friend" who took us to a non-demon service as kids/teens?

Worse, the Chruch tried to shame you into BEING THAT KID.