Christianity by Force or Manipulation

Byhenry August 23, 2010

There is very little that offends me more than the idea of manipulating people into Christian events or trying to convert them by force.

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Faith, Medicine, and Choice
Byhenry August 31, 2006
MSNBC.com has an interesting article today on medical practices and faith. The general title belies the content which is almost exclusively about clinics that do not offer birth control, sterilizations, in-vitro fertilization, or abortions. According to the article there is a growing trend. The article notes: The number of “NFP-only” practices is unknown, but an…
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Just What the Bible Says – Again
Byhenry November 14, 2006
By reading the new Methoblog portal, I located an entry The Use and Misuse of the Bible . Most of this is a quote of a sermon by A. Allen Brindisi at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, which you can read here, though there is a substantial quote in the blog entry. To quote from the…
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Worship: Few Words, Boy Friends, and Girl Friends
Byhenry March 1, 2009
David Ker is complaining about modern worship songs (since the 90s), and Peter Kirk has partially taken him to task about it, wondering about the air down in Mozambique and whether it causes David to rant. (Personally I suspect it’s looking at too many hippos, but in non-essentials charity, I say!) David continues with a…
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1 Corinthians 13 for Academics
Byhenry September 17, 2008
From James McGrath. Excellent! (Note to self: Laminate it and hang it on the wall in plain view.)
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When Is a Gift Spiritual?
Byhenry April 6, 2018
Dave Black writes about spiritual gifts and natural abilities. (Link on jesusparadigm.com, to make a permanent link available.) I like what he said. I want to add a note. You can find more of my comments on 1 Corinthians 12-14 under the 1 Corinthians tag on this site. The problem that I see commonly with…
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Implementing a Doctrine
Byhenry August 18, 2006
I’ve been discussing essentials of Christianity, as I see them, and emphasizing the doctrine of the incarnation. In the process I’ve mentioned implementing and expressing doctrines. What do I mean by those two terms? First, I do not regard the expression and the implementation of the doctrine to be part of the essentials. I believe…
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