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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 05:41 PM Original message |
Megachurches Doubled In 5 Years, Survey Says |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. SIX of them within 5 miles of here. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm really put off by mega churches |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. Oh, balls, it's SHOWBIZ that draws them in there |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 07:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Yes it is all showbiz |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-11-06 10:09 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. There was an article in the Minneapolis paper yesterday or the day before |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 02:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Not all so-called, mega churches are like this |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. must be that taxpayer money at work... |
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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 06:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. How does taxpayer money connect to mega church growth. ? |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 07:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. pResident Dumbshit's faith-based funding programs. |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 07:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. The "Golden Calf" syndrome |
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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 08:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. You are not very well informed on the program |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 09:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Where are the audits... |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-11-06 05:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. But many of the "faith-based" charities don't follow the rules |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-11-06 09:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. It's simple common sense. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. My local tiny liberal paper did an article on them recently... |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 02:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Sounds like he was there for the wrong reasons |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-10-06 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. Yup, show biz and providing the only sense of community in |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-12-06 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
16. I loathe them. I don't trust them. My dad took us to one a few easters ago |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. I attend a so called mega church, but the seem to get |
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f-bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
20. Most mega churches I've been to have a watered down theology |
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