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The good
Christian in the world
The good Christian in the
home
The good Christian in
practice
The good Christian in
general
The good Christian in
politics
The good Christian in
percentage
The good
Christian
in the secular world
- We are a house
church movement. Homes NOT churches.
- We do not own
property as a church. Personal property ok.
- We do not accept tax
exemption schemes. Period.
- We pay taxes like
any citizen, if taxes are required.
- We do not register
with the civil authority.
- We do not use any
form of government issued I.D. cards.
- We do not usually
contest criminal charges laid by the State.
- We do not, if
convicted, accept parole.
- We do not, as a rule
vote.
- We do not hold
elective office.
- We do not serve in
the military or in law enforcement.
- We have provided
free educational tuition for 900 years.
- We provide complete
grants and scholarships for university.
- We have provided
free health care for 900 years.
- We provide the
ancient right of Sanctuary for 40 days.
- We take no oaths. We
say "yes" or no" or decline an answer.
The good
Christian
in the home
under renewal
- We do not
generally own telephones
or
automobiles.
- We, like the
Amish, generally have no electricity in the home.
- We have an average
three children per family (adherents).
The good
Christian in practice
- We recognized all
baptized members as ministers of religion.
- We have no paid
clergy. Limited donations accepted.
- We take no
collections at service. (Except in emergencies)
- We do not take
tithes.
- We have the
strictest donation limits of any church.
- We charge for no
course, seminar. Knowledge is free.
- We do not charge for
any religious service performed.
- We do not charge for
any ministerial services performed.
- We provide
financial support to indigent baptized members.
- We practice weekly
Lord's Supper only.
- We baptize adults
only, not children.
- We do not hold
marriage ceremonies.
- We accept some "non
canonical" scriptures for spiritual
edification.
- We are a completely
nonresistant, pacifistic peace church.
- We allow all
baptized members an equal say in policy.
- We decide by
connects.
The good
Christian in general
- We are not pro
technology. We are not Luddittes either.
- We are largely
vegetarians or vegans.
- We record an average per annum
income of
$9,000.00
- We provide an annual
income of $3,600 for the moderator.
The good
Christian in politics
This is a topic under review
None of course ever
affiliated with us as baptized members!
But...there have certainly been favorites.
You may find them interesting...
American Politicians
Theodore Roosevelt,
President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President
Canadians Politicians
T.C Douglas,
Leader, New Democratic Party, Sask. Premier
Pierre Elliott
Trudeau, Liberal, Prime Minister of Canada
The good
Christian in percentage
(among adherents/baptized, youth/adults)
- We record
100% literacy . (est.)
- We
record 98% abstention from tobacco. (est.)
- We
record 95% abstention from alcohol. (est.)
- We record 85%
without physical telephones,
- We
record 42% have
Internet
connections
- We
record 30% charitable giving of total income
That fully one third of baptized
Cathars come from previous life experiences as law
enforcement/security/intelligence officers and current or
former inmates.
85% of Cathars do not own physical
telephones, but 42% have
Internet connections.
Excluding farm vehicles, nearly
95%
of Cathars doe not own automobiles, but
60% know how to drive.
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