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I am very disheartened with the "liberal" agenda so many protestant churches are taking today. I am a member of the United Church of Christ and was appalled to learn that my churche's "official" position on an unborn child is PRO-CHOICE not PRO-LIFE!!!!!I have several scriptures from the bible specifically condemning the taking of life of the unborn; how can my church offically have such a misguided position? God Bless you  

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Hi!

Glen, Thank you for the kind comments. I did not read your entire question on debating the JW's. The feedback form only allows a few characters here. For now, I might recommend going back to my sermons vault and looking for the one subtitled, "All Dressed Up, And Nowhere To Go." I am afraid, at the moment, I cannot tell you the exact archive number, but it is the last one in the "Doctrines" Series. In case you no longer have it, the address for the vault is:

http://www.geocities.com/preacherman_1962/archives.html

In His Service,
Marvin Howard
preacherman_1962@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/preacherman_1962

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I consider myself to be a "doctrine specialist" if there is such a thing. I offer scripture to support or refute (as needed) any doctrine practiced within what is commonly termed "Christianity" today. I am willing to try questions on prophecy and history, though they are weak points. I have learned a little, however. Also, as I am disabled, I have time to research many things. For example, I can find a congregation of the church within twenty miles of your ZIP Code if one exists. If traveling, I can locate a congregation for your visit. I am accountable in this ministry to a group of Christians. I will share my answers with them for review. If a question is private, I will redact the names for privacy.

Experience

I became a Christian on April 7, 1969. I have been a substitute, spur-of-the-moment preacher for thirty years. My last pulpit was with the congregation in Braswell, GA. My sermons have always contained at least fifty percent scripture. On occasion, I have preached in seven states, and four foreign nations. This is beside my online ministry. I am now, officially retired.

I hope to never mislead anyone saying I'm a member of one group, when I'm really in another as one here does. By his own admission, he isn't a member of the church, but of the "Christian Church" (sic) denomination. If I can be honest, I don't know why others would want to lie.

Education/Credentials
Having already acquired significant Bible education from self-study, I attended 1.5 years of Bible college through the church at Dyersburg, TN (before my health waned) in an attempt to get paper to say I know what I know.

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