Members of the Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Carlsbad, Ca. are being tested by their marquee invitation, "All are welcome."
Does that include Mark Pliska, 53, a convicted child molester?
Some members have left the church.
A regular message at churches is "love the sinner, hate the sin."
Another is all are sinners.
Should a church get to choose which sins they allow in their midst, and which they do not?
How would you react if a child molester wanted...
Easter week seems a good time to ask this question — do you believe Jesus rose from the dead?
The question presupposes you believe in Jesus and he was both God and man.
So you can address those issues too if you want.
I found the following article helpful in analyzing this topic.
In a nutshell, it says the Roman soldiers had every reason including their own lives to protect the tomb, and the apostles were too scared to be seen out in public until Christ appeared to them....
