Digital technology made it possible for churches to pivot and continue in the early, uncertain days of the pandemic. Now, some Christians are starting “churches” in Facebook’s new Metaverse, where people, or their avatars, can “come” to church from anywhere in the world.
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “The Church is just full of hypocrites!” What would you say? Have you ever met someone who claims to be a Christian, but doesn’t act like it? Maybe they are even outspoken about what the Bible says, or why a particular point of Christianity is …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “I’m a Christian but I don’t go to church because I don’t get anything from it.” What would you say? Many Christians practice a do-it-yourself faith. While a majority of the population still claims to be Christian, church attendance is at a historic low. Clearly, …
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “Religious ‘freedom’ is bad because it gives cover for violent religious extremists.” What would you say? Some people think that religious liberty allows religious groups to do anything they want to do. So, extremist groups are able to use religious freedom as a license to …
You’re in a conversation, and someone says, “Religious symbols don’t belong on public property. That’s a violation of the separation of church and state.” What Would You Say? The Constitution prohibits the government from creating a national church or religion. Does this mean that it is unconstitutional to have nativity scenes in parks, Christmas trees …
You’re in a conversation about marriage and someone says, “Opposing same-sex marriage is just like opposing interracial marriage. Christians used to oppose that as well.” What Would you Say? The church’s history on interracial marriage is imperfect. Some who claim to be Christians have done things that are simply evil. Others opposed those evils, helped …
You’re in a conversation about church and politics and someone says “The Separation of Church and State means churches shouldn’t talk about political issues.” What would you say? We all agree that there shouldn’t be a government religion. Those have been common throughout history and America stands for the idea that government shouldn’t force you …
You’re in a conversation about what should be legal and what should be illegal, and someone says, “you shouldn’t legislate morality.” What would you say? People who say that morality shouldn’t be legislated have a problem with the idea of using laws to make everyone else behave like they think they should. But the next …
You’re in a conversation and about religion and politics and someone says, “Churches shouldn’t get involved in political issues.” What would you say? Politics can be dirty, but the church should be holy. So a lot of people believe that churches should avoid “political issues”. Sometimes, the intention is to help the church avoid compromising …
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