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Before covid. I left the "church" in early 2019.

Very good reply!

That feels so true!

Thanks for approving my post.

I used to be a member of a Hillsong affiliated "church" but I stopped going about 2 years ago. I won't go into the details again about why I stopped going. After I left I made an effort to keep in touch with several of my friends from church, but it seemed like they didn't want anything to do...

Hillsong founder Brian Houston charged with concealing child abuse. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thecut.com/amp/2021/08/hillsongs-brian-houston-concealed-child-sex-abuse-police.html

To be honest, spotting a pattern in the Bible involving word count is hardly scientific proof of anything.

This is a great question, one which will be very useful for others too. I used to go to a Hillsong affiliated "church". I always felt like an outsider. In fact, 'they' make you feel like an outsider especially if you do not tithe. If you do tithe, especially if you have just started, they make...

Firstly, nobody on this thread is seeking to 'justify' homosexuality or claim that it isn't a sin. Secondly, what commandments do we have to keep in order to receive salvation?

I completely agree. Whether or not you follow Jesus is not determined by whether or not you attend church every Sunday.

No the in-crowd, as @Chester understood it. A small-ish group of young-ish people who spend their time brown-nosing the lead pastor in order to gain favor.

I used to go to a "church" with a lead pastor. Other people in the 'in-crowd' would also preach. It was essentially a way for the pastor to reduce his workload by getting other people to do the work he should have been doing.

This is exactly my understanding too.

I don't agree with how some people politicise their religious beliefs, so I'll stay out of this.

Q, as in the tech guy on James Bond?