Perhaps, CB. But then I personally wish ALL churches, synagogues, mosques, etc etc would stay out of government issues. Period.
FWIW, looking up the strictly "Penacostal" denominations, it seems like there are about 600,000 members in the US...less than a mid size city. So don't worry.
As far as the picture...OK. But then there are probably many churches that have pictures of Presidents. Look at all the churches Mr. Clinton went to....ample opportunities for photo ops.
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Number Catholics in US: approx 50,873,000 million -self identified
24.5% of US population
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Protestant Denominations:
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2.1% of US population
Pentacostal/Charismic/FourSquare: approx 4,407,000 - self-identified
And again, I do agree that US foreign policy NOT be conducted by ANY organized Religion.
Re definition of Apostolic: (seems to fit many churches I can think of....
Definition of Congress: Gathering of people. (as you know)
It refers to the premise that all true Christians belong to a single united group, which was founded by the apostles and which remains holy. However, opinions vary within different parts of Christianity on how to define or interpret that grouping. In this case, "catholic" means universal (from the Greek katholikos).
The Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, and the Anglican Communion claim that the phrase is explicitly referring to an unbroken and personal lineage from Christ and his disciples symbolized in the laying on of hands when a priest is ordained. This is the Apostolic Succession |
