Do you think that it's wrong for a church to kick someone out that is new, when Catholic people say treat your neighbor as you would treat yourself. (I bring this up because this recently happened to my boyfriend at my church.)
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Jenn - is a Chicken-Footed Demon Monster
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Your boyfriend should take this chance of a lifetime and realize what kind of people the church is made of (all of them). But no, it's not fair.
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1) I suppose if they were doing the same, they would kick themselves out... ------ (ADDED) ---------------- [about 1] It must have been a quite poor joke because I just read my answer again and it took me a while to understand what I had been meaning at that time. I was meaning: I they say "treat your neighbor as you would treat yourself", and if they kick your boyfriend out, they should actually kick themselves out to follow their principles. 2) As to kicking someone out, if you mean this in the literal sense and you are talking about a Catholic church, it must have been because of a very offensive act, or because your boyfriend refused to leave the church after having done something against the rules of the church. Some Catholic churches could be different than others. In any place, the owners have the right to expel someone who is not following the rules of the house.
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Which Church kicked him out and for what reason? . I have never known anyone to be kicked out of the Catholic Church. I know some people are not allowed to take communnion but not being kicked out This is an impossible question to try to answer without more details.
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I have to agree with Firebrand. While I am not Catholic, this strikes me as being way out of character for just about any religion. One of the goals of most religions is to increase membership as a means of bringing more people to their concept of deity. To simply kick someone out goes against that goal. Usually a person has to be pretty disruptive in order to get this kind of treatment. So, before I would be willing to make any kind of judgment on this situation, I would want to know more about the circumstances of this incident.
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You mind explaining, Jenna? I'd think this would be something you would bring up to me earlier. Though I don't really know what it exactly is that you are talking about, you should remember that this particular "Catholic" church you are talking about is not a very good example of your typical Catholic church. Besides, I'm sure if they know he's YOUR boyfriend, they won't be nice to him. You mind also explaining to me why you are "flatlining?" What kind of emo shit is that? (O.o)
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Please do not judge Christians or the church as a whole because of such stupidity. Look...I work for a church. I see the WORST and the BEST it has to offer. It's made up of people...therefore is extremely messed up. But here's the point. "We" (those who believe the whole love your neighbor command) can be the people who transform the perverted church we have now into the Godly church Jesus came to build. "We" can make the difference. Trust me...I take a beating...EVERYDAY from CHURCH PEOPLE. But the truth is...that's all they are. They aren't christians. They are church people. Religion is their God. God should be their God.
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I don't think its right for a church to kick ANYONE out :-)
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Each church is very different. Please don't judge Christians (or any religion) because of the actions of a few. We are all human and make mistakes.
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In my opinion, Christians are supposed to be Christ-like. This means that everyone is accepted and given a place of refuge without judgement of their past. Of course it depends what your boyfriend did, if he stole from the church or hurt someone in a physical manner, the safety and security of others should be considered. Even so, he should be given the chance to change his ways. If after several chances he's still a threat to otheres, I could understand.
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I think it is wrong,I dare say you have a case of discrimination here.But Catholic churches,do expect you to be a willing participate, and revert as their wish is that you follow their particular practices. But even so your boyfriend is a new arrival,or (even just a guest), you would think the church would be pleased to welcome him as a new member into their congregation.All churches are a place of worship,and we are all god's children,so I find it irrelevent, what his personal faith may be.I don't know I smell a rotten egg here somewhere.Were you giving an explaination at all,surely you have somewhat of an idea why?
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Wow I don't think a church is supposed to kick someone out. But I could imagine a situation where that would be needed. Like if the person was threatening to harm the people there, if he had a weapon, and they had to ask him to leave for the safety of the others. Or if that person was really sick, and they had to send him to the hospital.
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You are missing a main ingredient to your question. Why? What did the young man do to get kicked out? I'm not a fan of the Catholic Church, necessarily, so spill, what did he do?
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Excommunication has a Biblical basis and a long history and practice. If someone is purposefully sinning and in danger of harming the rest of the church, they need to be removed both for the protection of the rest of the members and so that they can feel the weight of what they have done and come back to Christ. Properly and Biblically done, if your boyfriend repents of his sin they should welcome him back with open arms, forgiveness and a lack of memory of his past sin, so long as he doesn't return to it.
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Assuming that the new person in question is unfamiliar with church rules and customs, this action might have been a bit harsh. If he were creating a distraction or interruption of the service, and failed to correct himself (assuming he is old enough to know what he is doing) after being cautioned, it was correct to remove him. It is too bad such a thing happened, but in some ways I feel that all churches have become so informal and casual that just about anything is acceptable, and is a reflection of the general lack of manners in social situations. I am not Catholic, but several years ago attended a christening service and was amazed at all the "chatter" that went on during the ceremony - even when the priest was reading scripture and praying! I was not impressed.
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I had a friend to be excommunicated from the Seventh-day Adventist Church because he disagreed when they were teaching that God kills. They also threaten to have him bear up.
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No....Church is a place for sinners to come to and learn about God. Its like a hospital...the sick come there for healing...and the already healthy come for "check ups" Just as church is there for the sinners to learn, and be forgiven through understanding...and there for the already spiritually healthy to feel renewed and to learn more. There is no reason anybody should get kicked outta the church. Expecially when their own "fathers" are child molesters and they do NOTHING about it. besides "forgive them" But Does God kick anybody outta his church...or do they get forgiven when they truely understand they have done wrong...and learn to never do it again, and try and do right...all the time, and never do something knowingly wrong again?
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Every church has its own set of rules, so they have the right to kick out whoever they feel like. I'm not saying they are doing the right thing, a church that kicks out new members will eventually die off. There are plenty of other churches to choose from.
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Something missing about what was done...I've never known of ESPECIALLY the Catholic Church turning someone away as much as I wished we could of missed just one Sunday here or in any other State or Country our Family was in...They seem to talk big talk but Welcomes anyone new, many times they don't even bother to take a look at who may new. So why him? Catholic Churchs are typically rather large if you have not already noticed. They tend to stick to the same standard order of things as other Catholic Churchs and that is with little to no focus placed on who is new. Even if he had admitted doing something against what Catholic's believe in...it would be a rather over zealous Priest to say "get out" Very typical for them to impose some sort of Classes for new people that usually end of confusing them in the end anyway.
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I think you missed part of the story somewhere. Is he maybe just tryin' to get out of going to church?
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I am very uneasy with Catholicism...my sister-in-law tried to get her grandsons into vacation bible school and they were not allowed because they don't live with in the parish boundaries. so if i understand it correctly, if you are catholic, you can't go to any church you want for certain things, you have to go where they tell you...which i find really strange. so i believe it is possible but you may never know the whole story because you weren't there to see what happened...
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