Interesting.
I know Gomez in the past has questioned her own sexuality. Not sure why she would go there. It sounds like they brainwash them and make young celebs feel welcomed. At least the ones that are vulnerable.
Interesting.
I know Gomez in the past has questioned her own sexuality. Not sure why she would go there. It sounds like they brainwash them and make young celebs feel welcomed. At least the ones that are vulnerable.
I'll let you in on something you probably already know. The fastest growing religion is Islam...and they are also giving birth at the fastest rate as well. In addition, my religion and spirituality as well as that of many others isn't based on what we read online.It's honestly hard to believe that there are still religious people given the availability of the internet and exposure to other ideas.
I'll let you in on something you probably already know. The fastest growing religion is Islam...and they are also giving birth at the fastest rate as well. In addition, my religion and spirituality as well as that of many others isn't based on what we read online.
So fortunately or unfortunately depending on where you stand, religion isn't going anywhere.
As someone who is from a developed country I can tell you that is factually wrong. Islam Is growing and this mostly through birth. It is easier to have belief in God when you are dirt poor and sick with no hospitals to seek treatement from. It's much harder when everything is A-OK.Religion isn't growing in developed countries..
And I don't see how that's a response to my post. It's still surprising, among other things.
As someone who is from a developed country I can tell you that is factually wrong. Islam Is growing and this mostly through birth. It is easier to have belief in God when you are dirt poor and sick with no hospitals to seek treatement from. It's much harder when everything is A-OK.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tan...e-the-worlds-fastest-growing-religious-group/I'll need to see statistics showing religion overall is growing in developed countries.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tan...e-the-worlds-fastest-growing-religious-group/
Islam again is the fastest growing and mostly in Africa.
Dude, my bad, of course it isn't growing in developed. Thought I read developing. Lol. I need to go to bed.That article doesn't address what I said. It doesn't say anywhere religiosity is increasing in developed countries
Dude, bad, of course it isn't growing in developed. Thought I read developing. Lol. I have to go to bed.
So no, there is no exponential growth in developed countries.
However as everyone focuses on Christianity and its decline, Islam is emerging as the dominant religious group in Europe.
Nah, he supports a church founded by a paedophile. Even if he doesn't openly come out and say what he supports, what he believes etc. he still supports a church founded by and for horrible people, fans will still look into his beliefs and then his church and possibly be influenced by it. That's on him.It's really not on Pratt to address this one specific aspect of the religion he belongs to. He should be able to worship in peace.
Hillsong is shady for a number of reasons but Page would be better served calling them out directly.
Yes, misread your post. My mind was somewhere else cause I did retype what you said and still didn't notice.
Well yeah you could look at it that reductively.Nah, he supports a church founded by a paedophile. Even if he doesn't openly come out and say what he supports, what he believes etc. he still supports a church founded by and for horrible people, fans will still look into his beliefs and then his church and possibly be influenced by it. That's on him.
I think hillsong has quite possibly the largest influence on modern day christianity. Heck 80 percent of songs in every church are from hillsong so I see where she is coming from in going after Pratt rather than the church itself.Nah, he supports a church founded by a paedophile. Even if he doesn't openly come out and say what he supports, what he believes etc. he still supports a church founded by and for horrible people, fans will still look into his beliefs and then his church and possibly be influenced by it. That's on him.
It's really not on Pratt to address this one specific aspect of the religion he belongs to. He should be able to worship in peace. Being a member of a church doesn't mean your personal beliefs align absolutely to their doctrine.
Hillsong is shady for a number of reasons but Page would be better served calling them out directly.
Haha rubbish. You gonna demand a response from every parishioner on each any every position their church holds?Pratt's a member there, it's his religion. There's no getting out of this by not answering.
Haha rubbish. You gonna demand a response from every parishioner on each any every position their church holds?
No. Pratt will likely respond to this because it's the right PR move, but there is no onus on him to do so.
It's really not on Pratt to address this one specific aspect of the religion he belongs to. He should be able to worship in peace. Being a member of a church doesn't mean your personal beliefs align absolutely to their doctrine.
Hillsong is shady for a number of reasons but Page would be better served calling them out directly.
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It is the right of passage for every baby lesbian
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Went straight for the Ellen. XD
We can all agree that Pratt supporting Hillsong indirectly helps perpetuate that anti-lgbt views, right ? He may not himself make explicitly LGBT comments but he lends credibility to those that do.
So balance me here guys, why can't it be said that those who are Christian, even if they do not make explicitly homophobic remarks, both promote and lend credibility to a text(upon which the whole faith is based) that calls multiple times for the punishment of homosexuals?
It's really not on Pratt to address this one specific aspect of the religion he belongs to. He should be able to worship in peace. Being a member of a church doesn't mean your personal beliefs align absolutely to their doctrine.
Hillsong is shady for a number of reasons but Page would be better served calling them out directly.
He can't even hide behind indoctrination. He's born again and specifically chose THAT church in THAT religion.
no actually I'm in a pool waiting to literally hate on him. don't much like Chris.You are acting like people are spitting at him because he doesn't recycle. No, this is a pretty big issue for a lot of people.
HE won't address this. You may get some pre-packaged 'I love everyone' statement from his publicist if this picks up too much heat, but you won't hear any words from HIS mouth, personally. He says something, he instantly pisses off his alt-right base.Pratt's a member there, it's his religion. There's no getting out of this by not answering. If he has other feelings or doubts now's when he needs to speak up.
HE won't address this. You may get some pre-packaged 'I love everyone' statement from his publicist if this picks up too much heat, but you won't hear any words from HIS mouth, personally. He says something, he instantly pisses off his alt-right base.
I had not heard that, actually. I am an orthodox Catholic, and Colbert has always interested me because of his knowledge of Catholic "stuff," from actual Church teaching to Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. I was intrigued by his arcane knowledge of both. I think I have consumed just about every interview and media that he has ever been in where he talks about his personal life, and I am unaware of any time he has flatly contradicted the teaching of the Church. Anyway, I was just wondering why Ellen Page did not go after him since, even if he does disagree with the Church on this, it seems to me that progressives usually go after celebrities for even affiliations they find objectionable.
I'd guess that's true from what I could make from the video. Also, in terms of numbers at least, it's "working" for them. Her church is struggling to actually have enough space to house everybody while churches across America are slowly dying do to attrition. And they have a ton of youth there. Of course I have no idea what that means long term, whether it stays viable, and what their overall messaging is. If it turned out they had a lot of the toxic elements of Hillsong, that wouldn't surprise me.Hillsong is the inspiration for most of the churches appealing to the younger crowd. The repertoire of the worship band at your sister's church is probably 50% Hillsong stuff.
Pretty much. But to be fair, there are actually churches out there that don't hate on LGBTQ. They focus more on happiness and the community without the judgement and brimstone. And there is probably one within 20 miles of where he lives. Evangelicals are mostly the "we love the gays but hate the sin" folks. Calling those churches "Christian" is sort of a hypocrisy really.
It is easier to have belief in God when you are dirt poor and sick with no hospitals to seek treatement from. It's much harder when everything is A-OK.
Edit: Misunderstanding.Because, as I've mentioned before in this thread, it's actually an ongoing debate whether or not that's the original intent.
Gay people can be saved and become a Christian while still being gay.
For what it's worth, I've read several books on how the Bible changed throughout the centuries due to translation mistakes or intentional changing and none of those were ever mentioned as being altered.Very up for interpretation and the result of translation upon translation.