I have 2 very sweet, thoughtful neighbors who are twin sisters about 7 years younger than me. They know that I'm Christian & that I have a church, but they would occasionally invite me to go to their Pentecostal church. One day I accepted, on a Wednesday night. I was excited about getting to experience a new church.
But when the pastor began talking, it went downhill. He spoke of unbelievers as 'pigs' and 'dogs'. He spoke of homosexuals, alcoholics, and prostitutes in a very hateful tone of voice while he called them queers, drunks & whores. I was appalled, and quite frankly I felt very disjointed, uncomfortable. There was such a huge chasm between the love the congregation seemed to have, and the hate being preached. I understand people having differing opinions about homosexuality & such, but how necessary is it to be so hateful? How many Pentecostal churches preach like this?
I like my neighbors & visiting other churches, but I can never go back there.
2006-11-29
14:16:05
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Blooming Sufi
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