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The legalist's camp? :hips I thought I was taking the opposite side! :lol

LOL. You do realize, don't you, that very few women wear men's pants to church, right? In fact, I can't recall ever seeing one. Women's pants are cut and shaped different.

Sadly, the majority of Christians don't. A pastor I knew did a talk on this one time showing that the vast majority of people who say they are Christians and attend church regularly actually spend more time brushing their teeth than they do reading their Bible. And how ironic is it that almost...

Yeah, that's what the 501(c)3 status does for them. Most churches take advantage of that so they can use their money to further the gospel rather than give it to the government. There are a lot of small churches around me that have owned their property for generations, and the last couple of...

Obviously God needs you here for a while longer! We are praying for you for strength and endurance to run the race until the finish. "...let us run with endurance the race that is set before us" (Heb12:1b, NASB)

You are right, there is no condemnation in scripture of drinking alcohol. The only condemnation is in abusing it, or becoming a "drunkard". But in light of all of the problems with alcoholism in our society, I just don't know if it's something the church should be promoting this way. It's...

You're talking about a church that is registered as a 501(c)3 corporation in order t be tax exempt. I've never heard of them referred to as "registered" churches so I didn't realize what you were talking about. I was a deacon in charge of finances in a 501(c)3 church for a few years and am not...

I've never heard the term "registered church". Is this something unique to Australia?

Most likely if anyone was actually watching you they knew exactly what you did. You would have been better off, not to mention honest, if you had just passed it along. Lots of people do. As for anonymous giving in a collection plate, there are lots of ways to do that. Any church I've been to...

Because Jesus told us that when we give we are to do it in secret so as not to be seen by men but to be seen by our Father who sees in secret.

Your question is nothing but nonsensical gibberish so no, it is not appropriate.

It doesn't sound like the best way for a church to raise funds to me, but whether it's actually right or wrong comes down to whether or not drinking a beer or getting a tattoo is right or wrong. And that's an area Christians in general are never going to agree on.

Is real science even concerned with such nonsense these days? I have no idea where I would find "peer reviewed sources" discussing the ridiculous idea that the earth may be flat. I don't think too many intelligent and educated people in the 21st century are wasting their time on such garbage...

See, that's what I'm talking about. Common sense training and discipline with real world consequences for irresponsibility. What's missing one meal as a kid (let's face it, a lot of our kids today would be better off without a few meals once in a while!) in order to learn valuable lessons...

What it actually says is they "identify as Christian". We all know that's a far cry from actually being Christians.

Children work all the time at age appropriate tasks (chores) given to them by their parents as part of their responsibility in supporting their household. At least responsible parents give their children tasks to do. Yes, the particular passage is talking about adults (which in the culture of...

It's teaching a Biblical principle in the right circumstances. "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat." (2 Thess 3:10 NIV) I've seen withholding a meal applied in situations of irresponsibility on the part of the kid, such as not doing his chores because he was lazy or just wanted...

I've never seen any kind of science that supports the primitive idea that the earth is flat.

Clearly you've never had the opportunity to view first hand the gruesomeness of gay murder scenes. As a whole, they are by far one of the most gruesome group of murderers, 2nd only to Muslims.

I know one thing for sure about smoking.... When I look at what my smoking friends spend on cigarettes I know I can't afford them!