dead_churches missionary Romans 8:9 (New Living Translation) "(And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them are not Christians at all.) " Romans 8:9 (Amplified Bible) " But if anyone does not possess the [Holy] Spirit of Christ, he is none of His [he does not belong to Christ, is not truly a child of God]." If you have gone to, or are currently attending a dead church, please get out as fast as you can! What are you even doing there? Do you enjoy the Tradition of Boredom? Do you enjoy legalism? Are you doing anyone a favor? Probably not. Legalistic, religious, dead churches are hindering The_Body. Like an appendage that has had the circulation cut off. No feeling. No movement. No Life. Numb. It's time to get the Blood flowing again! Please procede to a real_church at your earliest convenience. Thank you. 041223 ... blown cherry Actually, I had the tv going in the background and the Carols from Kings College came on and at the sound of the mass beginning my mind was sent back to all those mindless boring masses of my early schooldays when they would try and make classes full of us kids as young as 5 sit/stand/kneel still for an hour. The memory triggered an odd but particularly welcome feeling of tranquility inside of me - trapped in a church for an hour, no escape and nothing to do, so just give into the nothing and relax, let the mind wander and find the freedom there, god or no god. Perhaps there is something (small) to be said for that tradition of boredom afterall. (Although I have to admit that the addition of the Kings boy's choir singing Suo Gan is a rather marked improvement on the average mass) 041223 ... tessa there is a place called Port Arthur twice haunted walking in the shivering mist there, every step felt sacrilegious, uncomfortable it has a church in ruins deserted and then in ruins I stepped in and my braced lungs relaxed as i breathed in the scent of freshly cut grass. Peace filled me. I looked up and saw blue - the roof was gone. Steeples pointed straight up to the sky. It lives in the most cursed place on the island. But it holds no crosses or alters, just grass on the floor and sky on the ceiling. 050207 ... The Heretic I WILL BRING A DISPOSABLE REAL CHURCH VARIFIER WITH ME TO MAKE SURE. YOU NEVER KNOW IF SOMEONE HAS PULLED A SWITCHEROO. 050207 what's it to you? who go blather from