CHURCH OF UNIVERSAL LOVE

Monday, February 1, 2010

 

I don't believe in preaching or passing the plate around and that is why I'm on the internet instead of in a building.  I also don't believe when someone preaches that they should not talk down to someone and be above them on a platform.  I believe you should be on the same level so you can talk to them and if you have aisles walk down it while talking.

 

I don't believe making someone feel dumb while talking to them but being very simple in what I say to them.  The main reason I don't go to church anymore because of all the following above.  I don't believe in pushing my beliefs or ideaology on anyone unless they want to hear it but again I'm not pushy or try to evaluate you or tell you any short comings because you don't believe a certain way.

 

You may be wondering what brought this on.  I have to tell you that I try to add someone on MySpace as a friend and instead of just ignoring me and not adding me they decide to evaluate and preach at me as their explanationon why not to add me.  So I will copy and paste what they wrote and my response to it.  Please if I offend anyone it's not my intention.

 

Here what was sent to me and Subj: Friend Request

 

You obviously believe that "all truth is relative", but that itself is an absolute statement, and therefore completely self-contradictory.

 

We Orthodox Christians believe in Absolute Truth: our Lord Jesus Christ, the One-and-Only Begotten Son, Who is eternally glorified with the Father and Holy Spirit... Who became incarnate to lead us into Fullness of Truth: Himself, manifast in His One Holy Apostolic Orthodox Church.

 

"All humanism is based in the belief that man is the hightest value, the supreme value...man is the principle criterion, the ultimate criterion... man is the measure of everything.  At its core, every humanism is, in the final analysis, idolatrous and polytheistic in orgin.  All humanism strives unceasingly, whether consciously or unconsciouly, for one result: to replace the God-man, Christ, replace life according to the God-man with a gospel according to man, to replace life according to the God-man with life according to man.  And what is this?  It is egotism and self-loved embraced in all eternity, that is to say: hell.  For that is essentially what the humanist is--entirely with himself , by himself, for himself, always spitefully closed in opposition to God.  Here lies every humanism."

 

-St Justin Popovich

 

CHRIST'S Church of Universal Love

 

Here is my reponse:

 

I'm wondering how that I believe that "all truth is relative".  You have never met me or talked to me but yet you make this assumption about me.  What if I said tha there is no such thing as truth but statements to bring attention to one self, a form of truth in the absolute that certain individuals are so gulliable believing that the person talking is telling the truth.

 

The reason I'm making this statement because I believe it's the absolute truth.  You don't have to send your statements of your truth because ones truth can be another's fiction or lie.  I read what you sent me and see why people are turning away from God.  It's someone like yourself who sends their belief to someone that makes you above them and talk down to them and think you know it all.  I prefer to appease all people no matter what they believe, race or sexual preference.  I rather make people comfortable in their own skin than insult them and make them feel uncomfortable with who they are.

 

I also don't appreciate you putting Christ in front of the name of my church because it's not Christ's Church of Universal Love, it's "Everyone's" Church of Universal Love because all religions and worship, even athesist and agnostict are welcome.  I beleive anyone who has love and peace will have love for Jesus and God , if that's their belief.  But by pushing your belief and ideology on others is insuting, offensive and uncalled for.

 

Love & Peace

Rev. Duane Williams

 

PS

Next time someone wants to add you as a friend and you don't want to add them, don't do it.  I think they prefer not to know  your beliefs and ideology because some will find it offensive.  (FYI, one of the many reasons I left MySpace because of similiar incidents like this.)