Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

I was on a cruise in Antarctica and met some people who had gone to church with Billy Sol Estes. They said he took money out of the collection plate. He hung out with Lyndon too much. Although not CoC Bobby Baker was another one of the confidence men who hung out with LBJ. LBJ was going to be expos...

One kid I saw baptized was 8 and the preacher said they had thought he was too young but the child insisted and seemed to understand what he was doing.

I was on a cruise in Antarctica and met some people who had gone to church with Billy Sol Estes. They said he took money out of the collection plate.

Can anyone think of movies, tv shows, or songs where the CoC is portrayed? I can only think of two, the first is from the classic movie Deliverance, the town being moved due to flood from the dam has an ending scene where a church is being moved away from the waters, there is a sign on the church &q...

I was thinking about this topic when I was lying in bed last night. I don’t think the CofC is right about much, IMO. I don’t agree with a literal interpretation of everything in the Bible, and I don’t think the important thing is being right about everything. I have been out of the CofC almost nine...

Infant Baptism does identify the individual as belonging to the specific religion although obviously the infant doesn't know anything. There is a reason it is done and a reason why people were so opposed to the practice by the Catholic Church for centuries. Symbolic rituals can have great importance...

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faithanmore wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:36 am Infant baptism is "confirmed" when the child reaches a certain age, usually 15 or 16. So they really are given a choice as a later age.

Interesting, how common is this? This was an enormous issue which led to Antibaptist and most modern protestant movements.

Just trying to think about what issues is/was the CoC right about. 1) It seems they are very right to oppose infant baptism and emphasize it is the individual's decision to follow a particular religion/sect of a religion. Although there are extreme social pressures brought to bear to get someone to ...

Farrell Till, the author of The Skeptical Review was a Church of Christ preacher. He said preaching and theology classes were not very difficult at all. I am scientist and read primarily science material with some academic history (just for interest). I find biblical theology and New Testament hist...

In line with some of the discussions about textual analysis of the Bible, I had this question some of you may be able to give me some insight into. In either the CoC preaching schools or the CoC Colleges that have degree programs to prepare people to be preachers I know Greek is a requirement. Howev...