i wish they were a church like this it would be of all faiths and beliefs even for atheists it would be cool

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redmale (imported) wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2003 12:16 pm i wish they were a church like this it would be of all faiths and beliefs even for atheists it would be cool

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Check out your local Unitarian Universalists

RE: THE CHURCH OF EUNUCHS

Why not start your own church, I'd come visit!





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Church "by definition" is "The Whole Body of Christians". It is Christ centered. It can be made up of eunuchs but Christ must be the center for it to be a church.

church \cherch\ n [OE cirice, ultim. fr. LGk kyriakon, fr. Gk, neut. of kyriakos of the lord, fr. kyrios lord, master] 1 : a building esp. for Christian public worship 2 : the whole body of Christians 3 : denomination 4 : congregation 5 : public divine worship

(C) 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (C) 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated

I know there is a church in NY that is gay, mod and eunuch friendly. You can goto its website at http://www.rayofhopechurch.com/

Mac (imported) wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2003 7:04 am Church "by definition" is "The Whole Body of Christians". It is Christ centered. It can be made up of eunuchs but Christ must be the center for it to be a church.

church \cherch\ n [OE cirice, ultim. fr. LGk kyriakon, fr. Gk, neut. of kyriakos of the lord, fr. kyrios lord, master] 1 : a building esp. for Christian public worship 2 : the whole body of Christians 3 : denomination 4 : congregation 5 : public divine worship

(C) 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (C) 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated

Possibly by one definition, a "church" is Christian, but that is not always a truism.

Even the definition you quote says "especially" (as in "most often") rather than "exclusively" (always).

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\Church\, n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche, Scot. kirk, from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel. kirkja, Sw. kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all fr. Gr. ? the Lord's house, fr. ? concerning a master or lord, fr. ? master, lord, fr. ? power, might; akin to Skr. [,c][=u]ra hero, Zend. [,c]ura strong, OIr. caur, cur, hero. Cf. Kirk.]

1. A building set apart for Christian worship.

2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] -- Acts xix. 37.

3. A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together. ``When they had ordained them elders in every church.'' -- Acts xiv. 23.

4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church.

5. The collective body of Christians.

6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm.

7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil.

Remember that both church and state are properly the rulers of the people, only because they are their benefactors. --Bulwer.

Note: Church is often used in composition to denote something belonging or relating to the church; as, church authority; church history; church member; church music, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.