[Faith-talk] faith talk: churches and socialization

[RJ Sandefur]

I would have to disagrre that church is not socialization because in a way 
it is. Everythieen asked to do two projects. One project inside the church, 
and one project outside of the church. First Baptist has an abundance of 
different ministries one can can become involved with.Dr. RJ Sandefur 
context is socialization. From sunday school to the worship service to the 
church dinner your socializing and interacting with others. Some people are 
social butterflies, while others are shy. At my particular church, each 
sunday school class has bng you do with in the church
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth Taurasi" <denverqueen1107 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] faith talk: churches and socialization


> Dear list,
> A lot of churches are probably the only places I can find sighted and 
> otherwise good friends here in Denver.  It's awful to think that some of 
> my Catholic friends have been better than that.  For instance, when I was 
> in college, I would go to places in Tallahassee with the Catholic 
> students.  I went go carting, golfing, etc.  But now, no college, no work, 
> nothing.  I don't get too much social time outside church because 
> everybody's working, married, etc.  It's weird.
> Beth
>
> On 12/18/2013 8:15 AM, Maureen Pranghofer wrote:
>> Hi
>> You said >
>> no one will invite me over to their place for a meal and some good
>> conversation. > and I changed the subject line here because honestly I 
>> don't think it's all about blindness.  I just heard bemoanings from a 
>> good friend who has no disabilities complaining that people are social in 
>> church but not at all outside of church.  She noted that if she doesn't 
>> come to church for a week or two when she comes they tell her how much 
>> they miss her.  But if they missed her why didn't they call or email? 
>> Why was there never a note? Why are there never any social invites?
>> And a friend of mine joined a church hoping for some socialization and 
>> found that people go to church, greet each other warmly afterward and 
>> then leave. As the body of Christ we need to be with each other other 
>> then when we are in the church building.
>> Maureen
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Paul
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:02 PM
>> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness
>>
>> I've an answer to this problem about the church pitying us because of our
>> blindness, and I read this statement many years ago in a book about blind
>> welfare from the RNIB.  The main reason, as I and the author of the book 
>> see
>> it, is that there is yet no practical substitution to the human eye.  For
>> some deaf and hard of hearing people there is the cochlear implant and 
>> for
>> people who have lost limbs or arms there are artificial ones which, 
>> although
>> naturally not like the originals in their totality, nevertheless work to
>> some extent.  Unfortunately even in my church, even though they don't 
>> pity
>> me, no one will invite me over to their place for a meal and some good
>> conversation.  This happened after our Thanksgiving Day service, and I 
>> pray
>> it won't happen after Christmas Day services either.  Hope that was an
>> adequate explanation.  Paul
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "RJ Sandefur" 
>> <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
>> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
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>> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 7:53 PM
>> Subject: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness
>>
>>
>>> Dear list, First, as someone wi!th a doctorate in theology, I must say 
>>> I've not seen anywhere in scripture Christ refur to blindness as 
>>> something to be looked upon as evil, and yet, the church tens to pity 
>>> us. I've not seen this in my own church thank the Lord, but I know some 
>>> of you have. God allowed to be blind, and I don't need some faulse 
>>> teacher to tell me to claim my healing, just so they can bum money off 
>>> me
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