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arely staircase

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10. thank you

Sat Dec 31, 2011, 05:24 PM

Dec 2011

you are spot on about contamination by local culture - so being in a red red part of Texas, the church is pretty conservative - lot's of local country club type Republicans. But they aren't fundamentalists or evangelicals or otherwise end-timer nuts, which is what almost all of the other churches around here are. But in addition to the country club contingent we probably have the majority of church going liberals in this area (with the exception of one Presbyterian congregation.) I'm confortable taking my daughter to Sunday school, where she learns Biblical moral lessons about helping the poor - as opposed to "your lesbian sister is going to hell." But I also realize John McCain probably carried my local church. I get what you are saying.

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I'm getting ready to join the Episcopal Church [View all] arely staircase Dec 2011 OP

We'll be glad to have you Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2011 #1

Thanks, I appreciate the welcome, arely staircase Dec 2011 #3

Welcome to the fold! markpkessinger Dec 2011 #2

That's all encouraging, especally this part: arely staircase Dec 2011 #4

She's actually called the Presiding Bishop--there are only two Archbishops, and they're both in Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2011 #5

Thanks arely staircase Dec 2011 #6

Yes, the Episcopalians have their own terminology for things Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2011 #7

This isn't quite the case . . . markpkessinger Jan 2012 #14

Sorry, you're right Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #15

True, because... regnaD kciN Feb 2012 #38

Thanks for the history lesson! xmas74 Feb 2012 #39

Congratulations, glad you found somewhere that works ButterflyBlood Dec 2011 #8

"...a liberal-leaning charismatic evangelical church, yes they exist" arely staircase Dec 2011 #11

Yep, getting dunked ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #13

episcopalians beachguy Dec 2011 #9

thank you arely staircase Dec 2011 #10

your new church needs you beachguy Dec 2011 #12

I was raised Lutheran - my mother is even a Diaconal minister sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #16

"Too happy-clappy"--great Brit expression Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #17

That might be true, but pretty close to all people at my current church are converts ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #19

We've got a chunk of cradle Episcopalians sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #25

Ha ha, if you can't stand the contemporary Lutheran services I know you won't like my church ;) ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #18

There's a place for that... sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #24

I missed that show xmas74 Feb 2012 #37

That sounds like a really cool church. arely staircase Jan 2012 #20

That's not true about all contemporary service music, though perhaps most ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #21

i thought about that after i posted - i'm sure there is everything under the sun arely staircase Jan 2012 #22

Hey no problem ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #23

actually, i still very much like to listen to a jimmy swaggart "show" arely staircase Jan 2012 #30

A lot of my aversion to praise bands comes from my previous church's pastor. sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #26

So apparentely even pastors do LSD! ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #28

He was actually a really good preacher for quite a while... sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #29

Speaking of Country Club Republicans at liberal churches sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #27

this is another subject, but i must say the gop gets more fanatical with each generation arely staircase Jan 2012 #31

George H. W. is an Episcopalian. kwassa Jan 2012 #32

i know. that is what i was saying, though not well - as i reread my post arely staircase Jan 2012 #33

He used to prefer the Roman Catholic bishop of Washington DC to Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #34

DC has had a long line of very liberal Episcopal bishops. kwassa Jan 2012 #35

I went to my first Episcopal service yesterday 47of74 Feb 2012 #36