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Most Christian Churches would not, I believe, accept the doctrine of transubstantiation..... I think that's the right word for it.

Yes, the Church does need to acknowledge - and does acknowledge - the abuse and so on that has gone on in the past. And it's about more than acknowledging and saying sorry. Having said that, some people seem to think that every vicar or youth-club leader is guilty of abuse, and that is far from...

Was it really necessary to say that? There are people out there who genuinely care!

Have you done a Theology Degree? You are of course quite right.

I actually agree entirely. I work for a Christian organisation locally and the main thrust of what I do is about the Churches being interested in and involved in the wider community, but not from the point of overtly evangelising, more from the point of view of being useful, helping people who...

I think I take your point, but the tone of the first sentence - "forced to accept......" - makes it sound as if I would be backsliding in to Creationism at the first opportunity, which is a million miles away from the truth. But for many people in the Churches today (and in other faiths) it is...

I feel honoured to have been mentioned by HKFC. And I agree totally with HKFC's point. I've posted elsewhere on this thread that the God created the world in 7 days bit is a "story", and that most Christians I know would accept Darwinism and the like, and don't really believe that the world...

I think the three wise men might have something to say about gift giving not having anything to do with Christmas. And I don't think anyone actually believes Jesus was born on December 25th. And Seasons' Greetings for most people would have something to do with Christmas. Any attempt to tie it...

Yes, of course you can. It isn't compulsory to believe that it was all created in 7 days - or 6 with a day off. In fact as a qualified preacher in the Methodist Church, my training is that it was an allegory. Some do take it literally, but most (I think) would have no problem at all with...