Quote re the Institutional Church

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Homer
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Quote re the Institutional Church

Post by Homer » Sun Dec 27, 2009 6:08 pm

Hi Steve,

I immediately thought of you when I read this quote by R. Balmer from the Stone-Campbell Journal, 7 (2004):
"...that institutions, be they ecclesiastical or educational, are remarkably poor guarantors of piety. Institutions inevitably serve themselves and eventually suborn themselves to the pressures of building programs and mortgages, parking lots and pension funds"
If "suborn" is not a typo, I think he really does not think much of the institutional church!

God bless, Homer

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