2007-12-26 11:59:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Maybe no other branch will claim them. Or they want to keep all the money for themselves.
2007-12-26 12:03:19 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's an opportunity to sound "above" any sort of sectarian claims, sort of like Huck's Christmas commercial. Or perhaps because the denomination with the matching credal philosophy is one they don't want a part of - I can imagine a church with identical beliefs to Southern Baptists or Christian Reformed who wouldn't want to be a part of the larger organization.
Or maybe they're just so big that they've reached the critical mass to avoid having to bother with an external organization.
2007-12-26 20:07:21 · answer #2 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Large churches probably feel more comfortable saying that they're "non-denominational" as to not scare people away.
Churches are trying to tell as many people about Jesus as possible, and labeling themselves as a certain denomination probably wouldn't help their cause.
2007-12-26 20:04:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I think that they are trying to appeal to the largest possible demographic. By not mentioning a denomination they avoid turning anyone away.
2007-12-26 20:44:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're simply non-denominational. They're not part of a denomination. It's pretty straightforward.
There are lots of non-denominational churches. I attend one. It's not a mega church; it's just non-denominational.
2007-12-26 20:06:54 · answer #5 · answered by Craig R 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think its cuz they want to appeal to the masses and don't want to scare people off so they don't list a denominational affiliation and not cuz they're ashamed.
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2007-12-26 20:03:24 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Šωèé†íé♥ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt they're ashamed as much as they are trying to appeal to the masses.
2007-12-26 20:04:01 · answer #7 · answered by Tasha 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know.
I don't like to attend a church where it is so big that the pastor can't know all of his flock.
I like to be able to call the pastor when tragedy happens.
2007-12-26 20:09:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
theyre trying to get as much money as possible so they cant exclude anyone. that wouldnt be fair to the bottom line.
2007-12-26 20:09:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, is THAT what one is? I was thinking it just referred to a really, really big church. Like a cathedral, but more glib.
2007-12-26 20:04:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋