[Summit] Info on the movie tonight...

Sun Jun 30 14:33:20 UTC 2013

Treat them just like any other organization.  If religious events are
either favored or disfavored, then the local government need to decide what
does and what doesn't count as a "real" religion.  I really don't want any
government of mine to go there!

Bob M

On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Sandra Lee <sandralee02906 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Well said James. I agree whole-heartedly.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 30, 2013, at 7:41 AM, James Barfoot <barfootjim at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'd like to hear from somebody who went, just how blatant - or subliminal
> - the evangelizing was. What we probably all have in common is the desire
> to have a neighborhood in which we have the norm is being good to each
> other. If that's as far as it went, I have no problem with it as a
> stand-alone event. Even an invitation to "come check us out" wouldn't be
> going too far. I've gone to church fairs and bought their baked goods, had
> a ride on a ferris wheel, or whatever.  This isn't much different.
>
> What would bother me is their being denied temporary use of a public space
> because of their religion, however much I agree or disagree with their
> message.
>
> On Jun 29, 2013, at 11:49 PM, Paul Wilde <zenyente at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> What is the neighborhood feeling about a church group using such a common
> public space for religious recruiting?
>
> I'm not comfortable w/ it and would like to know how/why permission for
> non-secular groups is granted.
>
> If it were purely a cultural celebration, it would feel more acceptable,
> but not for the purpose of evangelizing, no matter what church it is.
>
> And wasn't DOMA just struck down by the Supreme Court?
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>> And here is their church website:
>>
>> http://thisischristtheking.org/
>>
>> and the page about Derek Bass (the minister) himself:
>>
>> http://thisischristtheking.org/who-is-derek-bass
>>
>> Apparently they meet in the Baptist Church at the corner of Rochambeau
>> and Hope.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Anthony <anthony.f.arrigo at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> In case you're off to the film in Lippitt park tonight, it might be good
>> to know who is sponsoring it and what their aim is in putting this (and
>> other of their events) on. Just FYI that Christ the King Church (and all of
>> their placards attached to you doors) is part of an evangelical "church
>> planting" movement to reach "spiritually parched" and "lost" Rhode
>> Islanders.
>>
>> Whether you agree with them or not is up to you, just making sure you're
>> informed on what you're supporting if you attend their events...
>>
>> From the sponsor:
>>
>> "The Providence Project is the culmination of years of preparation,
>> passion and calling, converging with a gospel opportunity in spiritually
>> parched Providence, Rhode Island. Church planter Derek Bass and his young
>> family are putting down roots in Providence to reach
>> the lost by launching a gospel-driven church which, by God’s grace, will
>> become the impetus for a church planting movement in Rhode Island.  As you
>> read this prospectus, please consider how you can become part of the
>> Providence Project."
>>
>> From their beliefs page:
>>
>> "Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment
>> for a lifetime."
>>
>> "A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her
>> husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ.
>> She, being in the image of God as is her husband and thus equal to him, has
>> the God-given responsibility to respect her husband and to serve as his
>> helper in managing the household and nurturing the next generation."
>>
>> "In the spirit of Christ, Christians should oppose racism, every form of
>> greed, selfishness, and vice, and all forms of sexual immorality, including
>> adultery, homosexuality, and pornography."
>>
>> "We should speak on behalf of the unborn and contend for the sanctity of
>> all human life from conception to natural death. Every Christian should
>> seek to bring industry, government, and society as a whole under the sway
>> of the principles of righteousness, truth, and brotherly love."
>>
>> Links:
>>
>> Here's the link to their church planting prospectus for Providence, RI:
>> http://www.sneba.org/ppp.pdf
>>
>> Here's an article on the NETS organization from CBS news.
>> http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-5433351.html
>>
>> Here's a link to the NETS Institute for Church Planting website:
>> http://netsinstitute.org/
>>
>> _______________________________________________
> Summit mailing list
> Summit at sna.providence.ri.us
> http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us
> SNA Website: http://sna.providence.ri.us/
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Summit mailing list
> Summit at sna.providence.ri.us
> http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us
> SNA Website: http://sna.providence.ri.us/
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Summit mailing list
> Summit at sna.providence.ri.us
> http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us
> SNA Website: http://sna.providence.ri.us/
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://sna.providence.ri.us/pipermail/summit_sna.providence.ri.us/attachments/20130630/87053a42/attachment.htm>