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ViaVeritasVita's avatar

Jeff-do I read this as the pastors were cowards not even wanting to contest that government abridgement of freedom of religion? Cowards?

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Oregon Kathy's avatar

Well, you can read Eric Metasas book for insight on that. Letter to the American Church.

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ViaVeritasVita's avatar

And Jeff himself wrote a letter to the church--last summer?

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RunningLogic's avatar

I think it was well before last year? But I could be wrong.

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Heather's avatar

That’s how I found Jeff!

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Sunnydaze's avatar

It was in 2020 I believe. That’s when I found him. Not even sure how because I’d never heard of substack. I wish I could remember. I saw the title about the churches, read it and have read every single post since that day.

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ViaVeritasVita's avatar

I do like Eric Metaxas

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Julie Ann B's avatar

I’m not speaking for Jeff but the government has no authority over the church. They could have and should have known that and kept their doors open. Read “Letter to the American Church” by Eric Metaxas. It ties into what happened in Germany in WWII as an example of pastors going along with the church instead of standing firm on God’s Word.

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Oregon Kathy's avatar

To prove your point, many lawsuits were won by churches post-covid.

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ViaVeritasVita's avatar

However, the government DOES provide that tax-exempt 501C3 category.....Just use the Mafioso formula, filling in the blanks with appropriate wording: nice xyz you've got there, pity if it were to ...... The early Church knew just what was actually owed to Caesar, and what to God... House churches?

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Politico Phil's avatar

If it walks like a duck.....

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