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Originally Posted by Unregistered
I want to say more in addition to my previous post. There is a difference between disagreeing and mocking arrogance. Past Christians have disagreed with their churches. The Pilgrims separated from the Church of England, to start a purer form in N. America. The Puritians decided to stay within the C of E., to reform it, (Purify, hence their name) until they were forced to leave by the leaders of the C of E. and come to N America. You can stay or leave if you disagree, but mocking arrogance of Christianity pushed the LC over the line for me. When I heard about ISIS martyring the Coptic (Egyptian) Christians recently, I decided to visit the Coptic (Egyptian Orthodox) Church near me and give them some brotherly solidarity. What was I told? They were comforted that those Coptic Christians would not deny Christ and were martyred instead....They loved not their lives unto death!!! And the LC says this is degraded Christianity? LCers get over yourselves. We are all equal in Christ. No one is better than the next. And there is plenty of room for different styles of worship or service. If Christians believe in the basics (Nicene creed), there is then liberty for how we approach God. I'm not going to put God in a box. ...and I dare anyone in the LC to go up to one of the Coptic Christians I have met and call them degraded Christianity! These are my brothers and sisters in Christ and I am humbled by them.
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When I was active in the LC in the heyday of the movement I might have been willing to die for what I believed---the local ground---not sure ...didn't happen. The Nicene Creed is believed by the RCC, the Coptics etc and many others and it is admirable that they stood up for their faith to the point of death.
In light of this, aren't we being a little too hard on the LCer's? Wouldn't they die for what they believe today? Many have grown up in this faith of theirs. They would die for it and maybe more willingly then those of us who criticize them would die for what we believe. Aren't they true believers? I agree that they have drifted but they still are dedicated to what they believe even though we know that there are serious flaws in who and what they believe and what they are following. God have mercy on us all.