A way for me to share without hurting my pastor's family.

There was one church I visited a couple of years ago I didn't have any other clean clothes except my pokemon shirt and black jeans the minute I walked in people stared disapprovingly and one lady came up to me and said to me that pokeman is a product of the devil I didn't want to cause problems so i apologized and explained it was my only clean shirt and said to me young man it wrong to lie to your elders but I wasn't lying.

when the sermon began I sat by myself as to not cause problems during the sermon and the preacher came out with a screen in the back ground with the title the dangers of the gay. I was instantly uncomfortable but decided to give it a chance this preacher openly bashed and condemned them even warning his followers to not even be near one or you might be tainted by their sin. He then went on to tell a story how an abvious gay attempted to come to their church and asked if he could have help understanding why is the way he is and the preacher boasted how he said because you were born a sinner rebuked him and sent him away. At this point I had enough and stood up saying excuse me but who are you to say that to that person? He came to you for help but you called him a born sinner and rejected him, might I remind you we all were born sinners but Christ saves us this person was in need and you condemned him and sent him away.

He answered to me young man you are a child and know nothing the gays are a plague on the church and the body must not be infected if you defend them are you also gay? I replied no I am not but we are called to love and be love Jesus himself healed a person with a horrible skin sickness that no one would go near so if such a person is a plague then is it not our job to heal them when they come to us in need? at the he demanded I leave the church and never return with my foul blasphemous mouth saying this is their church and I will not infect them with my impurity. I answered back This is supposed to be God's house not yours but I will leave only because I cannot bare to see the so called Christian community be so cruel

That was one whacked out church you attended. Good riddance.

I understand what you ( OP ) are saying.
- Many people in churches are disappointed / disillusioned.. nowadays.
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'Modern Church' became another system / establishment.
- The focus is on 'status, power.. etc.'
- Similar to what is going on.. in political system.
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As Post #3 mentioned, it ( most of current church model ) can be traced to 'time of Constantine'... & Theodosius I.
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In the midst of 'closing church services, lockdown..'
- Maybe it is time to reflect / search the meaning of 'Church' again..
- Beyond 'packaged services & programs.'

This is exactly right, why is it that when a new 'church' opens up, it's a cookie cutter model of every other church around?