[Summit] Info on the movie tonight...

[Paul Wilde]

Hey all,

What is the neighborhood feeling about a church group using such a common
public space for religious recruiting?

I'm not comfortable w/ it and would like to know how/why permission for
non-secular groups is granted.

If it were purely a cultural celebration, it would feel more acceptable,
but not for the purpose of evangelizing, no matter what church it is.

And wasn't DOMA just struck down by the Supreme Court?





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> And here is their church website:
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> http://thisischristtheking.org/
>
> and the page about Derek Bass (the minister) himself:
>
> http://thisischristtheking.org/who-is-derek-bass
>
> Apparently they meet in the Baptist Church at the corner of Rochambeau and
> Hope.
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Anthony <anthony.f.arrigo at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> In case you're off to the film in Lippitt park tonight, it might be good
> to know who is sponsoring it and what their aim is in putting this (and
> other of their events) on. Just FYI that Christ the King Church (and all of
> their placards attached to you doors) is part of an evangelical "church
> planting" movement to reach "spiritually parched" and "lost" Rhode
> Islanders.
>
> Whether you agree with them or not is up to you, just making sure you're
> informed on what you're supporting if you attend their events...
>
> From the sponsor:
>
> "The Providence Project is the culmination of years of preparation,
> passion and calling, converging with a gospel opportunity in spiritually
> parched Providence, Rhode Island. Church planter Derek Bass and his young
> family are putting down roots in Providence to reach
> the lost by launching a gospel-driven church which, by God’s grace, will
> become the impetus for a church planting movement in Rhode Island.  As you
> read this prospectus, please consider how you can become part of the
> Providence Project."
>
> From their beliefs page:
>
> "Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment
> for a lifetime."
>
> "A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her
> husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ.
> She, being in the image of God as is her husband and thus equal to him, has
> the God-given responsibility to respect her husband and to serve as his
> helper in managing the household and nurturing the next generation."
>
> "In the spirit of Christ, Christians should oppose racism, every form of
> greed, selfishness, and vice, and all forms of sexual immorality, including
> adultery, homosexuality, and pornography."
>
> "We should speak on behalf of the unborn and contend for the sanctity of
> all human life from conception to natural death. Every Christian should
> seek to bring industry, government, and society as a whole under the sway
> of the principles of righteousness, truth, and brotherly love."
>
> Links:
>
> Here's the link to their church planting prospectus for Providence, RI:
> http://www.sneba.org/ppp.pdf
>
> Here's an article on the NETS organization from CBS news.
> http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-5433351.html
>
> Here's a link to the NETS Institute for Church Planting website:
> http://netsinstitute.org/
>
>
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