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'Drich, which of the millions of different christian denominations goes to Heaven?'
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RE: 'Drich, which of the millions of different christian denominations goes to Heaven?'
Well, I'd been wondering because SE Asian imports (refugee christianity) are of a remarkably different flavor. Really took root in C. Fl, couple decades back. Something that a person might notice, a christian person, for example, about those congregations is that their view of god and christ has been molded by a shared cultural experience trending a whole hell of alot closer to "God the Benevolent Despot" rather then the more european...and therefore to us more traditional, "Prince of Peace" model. It's not a rule, just a trend. That particular group of christians actually -was- hellishly persecuted, and while it may seem counterintuitive, a persons experience with earthly rulers might color the way they view celestial ones - even if they're being persecuted by the former while bowing down to the latter. That sort of stuff makes it's way to their kids, so on and so forth.

I doubt I need to mention much more to explain my interest......just wondering if it's another example of the effect of culture on faith, the way that different cultures or people with different cultural underpinnings view god, or what they see as an "acceptable" way to view god.
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RE: 'Drich, which of the million - by h4ym4n - January 18, 2015 at 7:29 am
RE: 'Drich, which of the millions of different christian denominations goes to Heaven?' - by The Grand Nudger - January 15, 2015 at 1:06 pm

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