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Old 01-14-2014, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by rubicon View Post
However the dividing issue for me is that like any organization large or small politics inserts itself and then God's word or the interpretation thereof is subjected to the political or personal ideological whims of a human being. The result is that it becomes the singer and not the song. Ergo I can approach my God as a child because if I believe then he is my Father but I cannot and will not surrender myself to a human being who may or may not be a better person than me.

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Once again, well said Rubi, I am in complete agreement, although I do attend church services, as I have found ones that I am comfortable with, which keep things relatively apolitical, and upbeat. I don't look at the pastors as someone to surrender to, but rather someone who has studied and is a good educator and interesting speaker, nothing more, nothing less.
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