<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica; min-height: 22.0px">We have seen the &ldquo;Christian religion&rdquo; denominations become more and more secularized in the last 30 years. The societal acceptance of gay marriage and abortion has caused the Christian denominations to reevaluate where they stand on the issues as they relate to the bible.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica">As a result many of the standard denominations are struggling to determine what their core beliefs are going forward.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica">The bottom line is do these &ldquo;Christian&rdquo; denominations believe what the bible says?</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica">If they do then the answers are obvious. If they don&rsquo;t then we will continue to water down our beliefs and go down the path of Europe where &ldquo;true Christianity&rdquo; is dead.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica">For an article on the battle for what Methodists&nbsp; believe and the battles they are fighting in regard to doctrine click on the following story link:</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140215/RELIGION/302150008/0/LIFESTYLE04/Methodists-crisis-over-gay-marriage-church-law">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140215/RELIGION/302150008/0/LIFESTYLE04/Methodists-crisis-over-gay-marriage-church-law</a></p>