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"The Search for the Holy Male" |
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If you're a minister, pastor, reverend etc... of a local church (Cincinnati, Oh) and would like to invite me to your congregation, please feel free to contact me. If you would like to join me on my quest, click the MeetUp logo: |
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February
12, 2006 (back to
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Our first adventure takes us to the First Baptist Church of Amelia. My sister goes to church here so I thought it would be a good place to start since she is so devoted to Christ. The church itself was nice. Plenty of room. The sound system was more than adequate (Bose© makes a great speaker) and they even had a PowerPoint projector which broadcast on the wall. Very cool! Service lasted about 2 hours, kinda lengthy for a first timer, but I did not fall asleep. The members were very friendly (I think I shook about 40 hands). There weren't too many expensive cars in the parking lot which I thought was very Christ-like (WWJD? -What Would Jesus Drive?) I only rated this church 3 nails for a few reasons. I did not feel the minister was very receptive to me. I introduced myself as an atheist and the brother of a member. He said it was nice that I came and would like me to come back. I was expecting a little more since I stood before him, a condemned man to hell in his eyes, and he did not want to give me any more of his time. Oh well. His loss not mine. Also, his sermon I felt was somewhat lacking. None the less, I did not witness or observe any events that would suggest Jesus Christ was present, except for the Pastor's ghost-like, pale complexion. May I suggest a little more time under the sun, instead of under the Son. If Jesus does exist in spirit somewhere, he wasn't here this Sunday. I did leave my contact info on a welcome card, but it is too early to get a response. |
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just had questions popping up in my head and was unable to ask them. The
passage (Ephesians 5:22-23) just seemed
rather sexist. If I were a woman, I would be rather offended by this
passage. Basically it seems that the woman is the mans servant, having
to submit to him as a Christian would submit to Christ. Also, the
preacher kept speaking of marriage and relationships between a man and a
woman. What if someone were gay? How does this church view homosexuals?
Not very kindly. And speaking of servants, I just happened to notice the
next chapter (Ephesians 6) talked about
Slaves/Servants and Masters. I wonder, why do pastors never speak about
these passages? Could the preacher make a sermon about slaves, the
treatment of slaves, how slaves should be punished, and so on? Why does
the Holy Babble not condemn slavery? Instead it says that it's ok to own
slaves as long as you treat them properly.
Bottom line, I do not feel you need the Holy Babble to teach you to love your wife. If you are having marriage problems you should seek a professional counselor, not a minister. A marriage counselor can give you in depth advice, analyze the problems and find real solutions. The Holy Babble just says "Husbands, love your wives..." -Ephesians 5:25. If problems were only that easy to fix. Real life problems require real life solutions. |
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February 19, 2006 (back to calendar) Unfortunately, I was extremely sick this Sunday and was unable to make it out. Maybe we'll have a double header next Sunday. |
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February 26,
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All I can say is WOW!! WOW to the absolute beauty of this place. WOW to the constant and utter confusion I was in. WOW to the way I was treated here. The only thing that stands out is when a fellow named Patrick, who had his 4 sons with him, approached me and told me to leave. This man screamed at the top of his lungs. It was very embarrassing. Below is a letter I wrote to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Reverend Daniel Pilarczyk and his response. |
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March 23, 2006
Archdiocese of Cincinnati 100 East 8th Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 Dear Reverend Daniel E. Pilarczyk, I am writing you regarding an incident that happened at Old Saint Mary’s Church on February 26, 2006. I attended the 12:30 mass with a Catholic friend of mine. I myself am not Catholic, however I was interested in learning more about the faith. Being my first time at a Catholic mass, I was a bit confused about all what was going on. My friend that accompanied me explained the different rituals and motions that were going on. Although I did stand when everyone else stood, I did not kneel down, pray, take communion I believe it’s called, or participate in anything. Towards the end of the mass, I was approached by a man named Patrick. All I know about him is that he had four sons with him. He was sitting about 3 rows ahead of me. He and another guy asked me what I was doing here since I obviously was not Catholic. I told him I was curious about the Catholic faith and was here observing. He got extremely offended and rude with me and told me to leave. I asked him if this is how all non-Catholics are treated in ‘his’ church and at that point he literally screamed at the top of his lungs, "Get out!" There were 100-150 people in the church at the time including Bishop Juarez. Everyone got very quite and looked towards us. He, Patrick, yelled 3 or 4 times for me to leave until I stood up and walked out. Anyone who was there that day would definitely remember for his voice filled the entire church. I was extremely embarrassed and shocked to say the least. I was more upset that Bishop Juarez did not do anything about this matter since it was so blatant. When I exited the church, a young man named Josh approached me and apologized for what happened. He said the way I was treated was not right and that I should file some type of complaint, which is what I am doing now. I am 32 years old and have been to dozens of churches in my life. Most recently I attended my sister’s church, Amelia Baptist, and felt like family there, even though I am not a very religious man. The members their made me feel welcomed. Not only did I not feel welcomed at Old Saint Mary’s, but I left there very upset and embarrassed. I feel almost like I should apologize for not being Catholic. If I am not welcome at a Catholic church, as Patrick told me, then let me know. But please be aware of the conduct of some of your worshippers. I do not feel it’s fare for a guy like Patrick to come between my personal search for Jesus Christ. ScoT Singleton Response from Reverend Daniel E. Pilarczyk
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| This visit was much more pleasant than our trip to Old Saint Mary's, but very, very boring. We didn't have services in the traditional room with the pews. Instead it was downstairs in a civic center looking room with folding metal chairs. The sheeple there were very friendly. The cars in the parking lot were not expensive (we should know, we carpet bombed the parkin |
Pastor Dr. Rick
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