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Truth Pages: What Is Church? (Pt 2)
A Limited Series
If you haven’t read “What Is Church?/Pt 1” access it HERE.
Church is supposed to be the house of God, but it has become the house of RELIGION
I was raised Catholic, & then converted to “Christian” around age 22. I was quite the Jesus Freak Bible thumper for a spell in the late 90s. I went on to dabble in everything from Wicca, to Eckankar, to Christian Science, to Buddhism, to Taoism, to Jainism, Mysticism, Rastafarianism, Shamanism, Universalism, Transcendentalism, Cabalism, to Hinduism via the Hare Krishna Temple. In one way or another, I have researched & studied all the many world religions at large as they pertain to “the truth.” At the time, I was fervently in search of who knew it, & what religions were aligned with it. In retrospect, I was clearly gathering intel so that I could break the chains of rampant false B.S. (B.elief S.ystems).
In my 20s, I would go church hopping inquisitively with an adventurous spirit. I went from teeming concert congregations to intimate prayer circles. I’ve been to a variety of church services over my lifetime, been an active member of some, was involved in the band in others. I received all the Catholic sacraments as a child. Growing up, my Catholic peers & I were TRAINED to memorize &…
