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Originally Posted by TRFrance
Good grief. Is that the best you can come up with? Please.
You're really scraping the bottom of the barrel here aren't you?
First of all, I don't know about "requiring men to remove their hat in order to pray". Never seen that specifically required "to pray". But I do know in apostolic churches men are expected not to have their hats on in the sanctuary or during church services. Big difference there. And that's a tradition, but A) its not doctrinal in nature a are the 2 practices I mentioned previously and B) its not in disobedience to any scripture!!. Besides, its a common "church tradition", not just apostolic churches.
But lets get serious here. You think asking men to take off their hats in church is on par with praying to Mary? Get real.
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You have no idea how many times I hear that same remark from people, and especially over the pulpits. And yes, I have heard it in oneness churches (organizational and independents) preached from Mississppi, to NewMexio, texas, colorado and Utah. There are many who do make a doctrine out of it and do equate it to praying to idols.
ahh... and there is another, that is a direct decendant from the catholic church....When I have had been called into pastor's office to "confess" what I had done wrong. And I have seen many times people called into offices to "confess" their so called sins to the pastor. I have even seen a few pastors take was was "confessed" in private and preach about it in public.
And there is the deal about obeying the pastor no matter what he says, all under the saying "touch not my annointed". I am beginning to see it spring up with a vengence inside our ranks again. (while I don't say the pastor isn't to be obeyed, or respected,
for he is, but he isn't the almighty, and not the person who determines my destiny. If I want someone to have that level of control over my life, I would join the catholic church.)
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