Re: Question for C of C people
April (adorsey@NETUSA1.NET)
Wed, 23 Jul 1997 18:40:43 -0600
. Some Churches of Christ are reexamining their
> old position on divorce and remarriage, probably because they realize
that
> divorce is so common in these times that they will exclude about half of
the
> population as potential members if they stick to their old position on
it.
> Thus, some preachers have reinterpreted the scriptures and found that, lo
> and behold, divorce and remarriage aren't so bad after all. I suspect
this
> is why the Churches of Christ decided long ago that braiding hair and
> wearing jewelry and fine apparel aren't wrong. They realized that the
social
> customs of the time required them to make an accommodation.
>
>
>
> Farrell Till
> Skepticism, Inc.
There's an article in this week's Newsweek about just that. It mentions
the C of C specifically! It says, in effect, just what Farrell has said
about divorce and remarriage.
April