Comparing a Non-Denominational Church with the Catholic Denomination

The Roman Catholic Church has built quite a reputation amongst the general public. The church is known for its infamous history of contradictory practices. I was raised amongst the teachings of the Baptist Church which holds an distinct level of animosity between the two. Being aware of this stigma the search for answers became that much more enticing. Therefore a visit would help me gain a sense of enlightenment amongst the two practices. Also challenging me to be able to identify such issues, and if discovered learning its purposes. Located in an area where the population is surrounded by numerous distinct churches I chose to attend one that held an particular status of popularity, while also being convenient.

In terms of the Catholic Church’s point of view on certain subjects, their view on contraceptives is the most dissented. Out of the 63 million women in the children bearing age (15-43) within the US, 43 million are both sexually active and do not want to have a child. Out of these 43 million, 89% use contraceptives. The most common forms of birth control include the pill (or “day after pill”), tubal sterilization, the male condom, and vasectomy (Facts on Contraception). A survey in 1998 taken by “Catholics for free choice” claimed that 96% of catholic women had used contraceptives at some point in their lives and that 72% of Catholics believed that one could remain a good catholic without obeying the Catholic teaching of birth control (Catholics free choice). Out of the 24% of Americans that are identified as Catholic, only 1.5% of those that are

Throughout life many of us have our own views on what we believe is right, it is more or less based on the way we were raised and our morals and beliefs. Once we hit puberty and start learning about sex, many of us get curious and begin to experiment in sexual activity. We are influenced by many things in media like movies, shows and songs, almost forcing us to believe that sex is the greatest thing in the entire world. Abstinence is a moral that is almost completely abolished in this modern age. People who do practice abstinence are most likely judged and taken as sexually impotent or prude. This topic brings controversy to many people and religious beliefs because many

In the religious project I choose to attend a church of a different domination. While I grew up Baptist and the Baptist culture are very familiar to me. the church I decide to attend was Holy Ghost Catholic Church. The reason I choose a Catholic church was because I have always been curious of their worship service. Right away, I noticed the pulpit and as in the Baptist culture this too seemed to be sacred. As only the priest and his helpers were allowed in it. The next thing that stood out to me was the church pews. That I thought all had foot rest. I soon realized that it was for their knees for praying. My experience was very eye opening as I went there not knowing what to expect. I didn’t find the music or choir selection as fun or energetic as in the Baptist

I would consider myself a Catholic from birth and choice. Every Sunday at noon I attend Holy Family Catholic Church along with my family. On a particular Sunday my friends and I attended Grace Presbyterian Church instead of our usual Catholic environment. Grace was quite interestingly similar to my church with a few differences.

Churches have different views about the rightness and wrongness of birth control. In Liberal Protestant Churches it is acceptable to use birth control, as long as it is not used to encourage promiscuous behavior. More conservative churches suggest that contraception should be only for married couples who are using it to regulate the size and space in their family but, using it to not have children at all is looked down upon. The only way to not have children is the ‘natural’ way which is abstinence. One of the many ways Christians use to attack birth control is going against education about contraceptives techniques in sexual educations classes making them abstinence only programs like Arizona for example is a law that sexual education teachers must only teach abstinence. Also TV stations refused to run ads for any contraceptives at all for a long time. “Christian protesters are able to get public ads for contraceptives taken down if they are able to argue that even the suggestion of sexual activity qualifies as obscene, or somehow in violation of community standards (Cline). Jobs like Hobby Lobby wouldn 't even allow birth control to be covered in their job insurance they said that they too should not have to cover certain emergency

"The best contraceptive is the word no-repeated frequently." (Margaret Smith) Today teens around the world are becoming sexually active at a startlingly young age and at an increasing rate. These young children are putting themselves into situations that can drastically change their lives and they want more freedom with this. Teens want a way to have sexual relations at young ages without their parents knowledge and with a false sense of security in their future being unaffected by a possible pregnancy. These young children do not realize that there is no pill that can cure all life's troubles, there are repercussions and consequences to every decision made. The bible clearly states its stance on sexual immorality and there

The most important recurring issues in the study of the history of Christianity during our time period is sexual abuse amongst the Catholic Clergy and abortion, the killing of a living entity, as it is a sin against God according to biblical doctrine. Many believe that sexual abuse happening in the Catholic Church, is directly related to celibacy. The Churches restriction on priests that directs them to abstain from sexual relations. This issue has been debated since the reformation in which Martin Luther and other reformers opposed celibacy. They based their argument against celibacy on the bible scripture, namely Genesis 1:28, where God wanted people to “be fruitful and multiply”. There is nothing in the bible that directly mentions celibacy. There are many versions that mention fornication and uncleanliness and the interpretation of the Catholic Church seems to have made this deduction based on those scriptures. The other major issue that is common in most of the world’s religions is abortion; the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, and the Protestant Church still adopt the early church’s belief to oppose the practice of abortion. Abortion is considered murder and a mortal sin in accordance which many versus in the bible as it relates to each of these faiths. Even between the Old Testament, where the law or Tora refers to the 10 commandments, where Exodus 20:13 states “Thou shall not Murder” and

The first cultural event I experienced was going to the non-denominational church with my girlfriend and her family. My expectations were to be going to a church that was more of a cathedral look. I expected to see religious statues and carvings within the church. To my surprise, it was completely opposite. We drove up to the campus and it was huge like a basketball stadium. When we entered the church it was huge with a very modern look. It looked nothing like a church. Then we entered the auditorium where there were floor seats and balcony seats that which looked like you would sit in at a sports event. This was the day I met my girlfriend’s family so not only was I nervous attending a church service in a place so big and different from what I expected I was meeting her family. I met the family everyone was really kind and welcoming. The church service began and it was like a concert. They had drums, guitars, keyboards, and singers. The dynamic was not similar to what I have experienced in the services I had attended back home. It was loud, fun, and people were so comfortable being there. The pastor spoke

Writers on opposing viewpoints state “sex between unmarried young people can be seen as a moral problem because many religions condemn sexual relations outside of marriage. Sex between adolescents can lead to social problems…” (Teenage Sexuality Overview) To explain many people do not want unmarried teens having sex or using birth control for religious or social reasons. Critics do have a valid point about sex and birth control for personal, religious, or social reasons. Nevertheless, this does not change the fact that teens are still having sex and need protection.Unprotected sex is dangerous and puts teens health and social lives at risk.(Teenage sexuality ) Even though many say teens should not be having sex or be on birth control that can cause more harm than good.Teens are having sex and need to be able to protect themselves even if that means parents not knowing teens are on birth control. Teens are having sex and not all of them are able to talk to their parents about getting on birth control. If we do not let teens properly protect themselves their health and social lives are at risk. Experts even say teens need to be able to use protection. If teens lives are being put at risk religion and parental consent should not get in the way of teens getting birth

Much of the decline of mainline Protestant denominations, such as the United Methodist Church, Presbyterian and Episcopal Churches, has been speculated to be largely due to widespread rejection of organized religion by young adults (Sides, 2016). While young adults are the most likely to claim religious non-affiliation, Americans of all ages have been trending downward since the late 90s and early 2000s (Wormald, 2015). As older more religious generations die, there are fewer younger generation members taking their places in Protestant congregations, leading to the declines being seen. Likewise, while Protestant denominations have been on the decline, nondenominational church memberships have risen since 2007. While Millennials coming

They would seek the astrologer’s council on various subjects, including political affairs and questions involving their personal health. The practice died down among royalty around the same time as the Age of Enlightenment, with the official Catechism of the Catholic Church denouncing the practice: “All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to "unveil" the future. Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to

With the average age of people having sex going down every year, the amount of accidental pregnancies is going up which means more abortions. I believe that parents should talk to their kids about the use of birth control because most parents shun the use of it which endangers their kids. a majority of parents don't find the need to talk about birth control because they don't think their kids are sexually active. Its time for christian parents to have the follow up sex talk with their kids.

All the feelings resulting from the urge to indulge in sexual impulses is virtually in everyone, as advertisements from burgers to any automobile can inform you. Along with that, the desire to glorify a divine being resonates within many as well. In early Abrahamic faiths, sex was commemorated as a source of holiness and sanctification when used in a proper manner. These proper manners consist of three points: 1. Only between man and woman (condemns homosexual partnerships) 2. The transmission of human life (condemns contraceptives) and 3. Solely within a lawful marriage. Therefore, it would be a struggle and somewhat contradicting to attempt in separating religion from sex. Christian fundamentalists argue that the act of sexual intercourse outside or before a marriage is considered to be unethical and morally wrong, with that they claim sexual acts are only to be carried out as a means for procreation, not pleasure. Religion has always played a significant role in what is deemed right or wrong pertaining to sexual acts, and although many may claim that revolutionary change has come within the church’s dealing on sexual morality, the Catholic church still strongly holds most of its traditional values.

In comparing the 1st century Church with the Church of today there are many differences there are many things that we need to look at. I will compare the likenesses and differences between the Disciples time on Earth and the availabilities we have today.