Re: Pa. pastor suspended for performing gay wedding says he’ll be ‘outspoken advocate
1.)My question is that if these churches you are talking about openly go against the teachings of said religion can you really say they are of that religion?
2.) If a group of people claim to be vegetarians but continually eat meat are they still considered vegetarian?
3.) The people of Westboro Baptist church come to mind, I doubt you will find any Baptists churches willing to associate with them.
1.) and my question back would be why not and who says what the teaching of those religions factually are? How much is under the umbrella of Christianity? do they all teach and believe the same things?
when things do change in the church who makes those decisions?
why are parts of the bible or other religious books totally ignored and others are gospel?
I understand your question but my point is what are the facts, theres lots of christian churches that dont agree, yet they still say christian or what ever on the church, same for other religions, who am i to tell them? or who are they to tell me?
2.) a word and a religion are NOT the same, the definition of vegetarian is those who dont eat meat, seems hard to get around BUT lets look at your example or a WORD.
how many vegetarians still eat fish? eggs? etc etc many people have rules for their "vegetarianism"
how many people are pro-life up to 12 weeks, then people that only allow abortion in case of death of the mother or rape come along and say those people arent really pro-life, then the people that dont allow it for any reason come along and say THOSE people arent prolife etc etc
you are making my point about facts and reality for me
3.) yes you are probably right there are a lot of baptist that wont associate with them but notice how you still called them baptist?
point is there are Methodist churches that are ok with equal rights for gays and will do their marriages and welcome them in the church, i cant change this fact, you cant change this fact so how does anybody just magically say they arent real, not saying YOU did, just saying how do people even think thats possible.
Its takes a whole lot of ignorance and arrogance to think that decision can be made for those groups, again not saying you did this just pointing it out
its the same here with politics, people telling others you are not really a republican, democrat, liberal, conservative etc. Its all BS, people trying to put others done when they have zero ability and power too.
but it was a good question by the way