tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post4003792447566079584..comments2024-01-06T07:53:11.832-08:00Comments on disabled Christianity: "Don't taze me bro!"Jeff McNairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10029386598033932429noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-38420329581370280342008-02-07T07:49:00.000-08:002008-02-07T07:49:00.000-08:00I am in awe after reading this blog about this pre...I am in awe after reading this blog about this preacher and his sermon. I agree, with a previous comment, what message is he trying to give his congregation by doing this? In the comment it said that the preacher had so much security beacuse there were a lot of drunks, drug addicts, and disturbed people who were in the surroundings. And I ask myself shouldn't these be the people the church should be helping? Aren't these the people that most need God to show them the light? And who are we to deny these people the right to visit any sermon by enforcing security??? <BR/><BR/>I believe that these are the people the church should be helping and preaching to. And this is the problem with most churches these days.(I say most because I believe there are still some good churches out there). They seem they don't have the time or that they have shifted their focus and helping the people in need is not a priority anymore. Although, the church does have the responsibilty to invite people in need to the sermons I believe WE are part to blame. WE as the congregation should invite and make effort to help the church bring more people who are in need in and help them know God.<BR/><BR/>As a church, as a community, and as a whole we should remember that we are all people and are all the same in the eyes of our savior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-41673446037883147722008-02-04T11:26:00.000-08:002008-02-04T11:26:00.000-08:00I wonder what kind of message this preacher is sen...I wonder what kind of message this preacher is sending his congregation each week with the security guards posted on each side of him as he preaches. Did you get the feeling he had a “God complex?” It is hard to imagine this kind of leadership behavior just being excepted by multitudes of people. What if a LD individual tried to enter the sanctuary for service? Their behavior could very well mimic that of a person who is drunk or on drugs. I am wondering if a more appropriate name for church security could simply be “usher?” The ushers at my church welcome each guest, give out programs, get a quick update… “How’s the family” etc…and make sure you have a seat. I feel church should be a place of unconditional acceptance. Wouldn’t this person (labeled usher or security) not be able to assess the situation and find everyone a seat without the intimidation of the “security label? I don’t think labels help much in this world. When stripped of our labels, we are all the same; people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-47404644990025203242008-01-28T18:43:00.000-08:002008-01-28T18:43:00.000-08:00Sometimes when this world is getting more sinful, ...Sometimes when this world is getting more sinful, we have to determine who's really distrupting or who are really disabled. <BR/><BR/>We cannot make superficial objectives on this issue but rather setting up better policies on how to handle them. <BR/><BR/>I am reminded by those comment, "There are no "if's" in God's world. And no places that are safer than other places. The center of His will is our only safety - O Corrie, let us pray that we may always know it!" Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place (Betsie quoted on page 67)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636656959074070720noreply@blogger.com