2007-06-28 08:00:25 · 19 answers · asked by J - Dubb 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For you non believers Jesus does exist, he's the son of the creator, marriage of god and men, the Alpha Human Male, duh, why do you think you feel so wierd now? these days? duhhhh...did you think you can be so technologically smart, and not have descended from a super race? duhhhh...
2007-06-28 10:27:50 · update #1
The same way Church's Chicken does.
It's a name, and in no way is owned by the followers of Jesus...for those of you that can't figure out the sarcasm above.
2007-06-28 08:02:34 · answer #1 · answered by Armless Joe, Bipedal Foe 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
The Greek Ekklesia means"called out" or "called to assembly" and the English word"church' comes from that through the Latin ecclesia. The Buddhist Church of America uses the term church in its popular modern sense of some sort of religious grouping without tie- ins to Christianity.
At least(to my knowledge) Scientology does not claim to be Christian or "the finally reavealed true form "of Christianity which so many other modern inventions and movements that have nothing to do with the Creeds or Historic Christianity do.A thousand years ago,in Europe the phrase "the Church" could have only meant the Catholic Church.
2007-06-28 15:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by James O 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christianity does not have a copy write on the word church. There are many churches that aren't Christian. If you have a problem with Scientology being a church you will have a problem with the two Churches listed below.
Funny you should ask about Scientology because I asked a question earlier about a philosophy a friend of mine has and he was in Scientology big time a while back. That is where he got his philosophy.
2007-06-28 15:37:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A church is just a group of people with similar beliefs. The word predates Christianity.
2007-06-28 15:03:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is the only religion that believes in the divinity of Jesus Christ. Scientologists don't consider themselves Christians.
2007-06-28 15:04:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
A "church" is a body of believers with a like interpretation. With that in mind... I call Darwinism, evolutionism, humanism, scientology... all of them are religions, and can therefore have a church of believers.
2007-06-28 15:15:53 · answer #6 · answered by douglong1025 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The word "Church" has more than one definition, a congregation, any building of public gathering for religious
purposes.
It's not exclusive to only Christian worship.
2007-06-28 20:46:41 · answer #7 · answered by thetaalways 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because, they make people pay for salvation. That is the very definition of a church.
2007-06-28 15:03:32 · answer #8 · answered by arkansaszippers 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jews call it a synagogue, and they don't believe in Jesus.
Cute, Joe, I like it! Church's Fried Chicken.....:)
2007-06-28 15:04:53 · answer #9 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muslims and Hindus and Jains and Buddhists don't believe in jesus, and they still are religions.
2007-06-28 15:03:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋