Michele Pasin / Quotes

Waldesians admit only two sacraments

The present Waldensian Church considers itself to be a Christian Protestant church of the Reformed tradition originally framed by Huldrych Zwingli and John Calvin.[5] It recognizes as its doctrinal standard the confession of faith published in 1655 and based on the Reformed confession of 1559. It admits only two sacraments, baptism and the Lord's Supper.[5] Supreme authority in the body is exercised by an annual synod, and the affairs of the individual congregations are administered by a consistory under the presidency of the pastor.

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#Church #confession

Spread of calvinism in europe

Due to Calvin's missionary work in France, his programme of reform eventually reached the French-speaking provinces of the Netherlands. Calvinism was adopted…

Calvinism (wikipedia Contributors) #Calvinism #confession #world

Don't make non-believers pretend in church

I believe there is a lack of integrity and respect in asking people who do not profess any faith to pretend otherwise for forty minutes in a building which…

Thought Of The Day - John Bell #faith #Church #people

Gay masses and the Anglican ordinariate

The church where the 'gay masses' were performed is to be handed over to an ordinariate that emerged from an 'Anglican subculture which … was extremely camp'.

The Catholic Church Makes A Mess Of Gay Masses | Andrew Brown | Comment Is Free | Guardian.co.uk #cAMP #mass #Church

Religion against religions

The Breaking off of Churches.—There is not sufficient religion in the world merely to put an end to the number of religions.

Human, All Too Human: A Book For Free Spirits #religion #Church #world #end #number

Religious experiences can be explained in terms of brain chemistry

I also refrained from mentioning that many it is now common knowledge that religious experiences such as a sudden overwhelming feeling of onesness with God…

The One Day When Christians And Atheists Sing From The Same Hymn Sheet | Giles Fraser | Comment | The Guardian #religious-experience #experience #religious-ceremonies #God #Church