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yallerdawg

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12. A "growth industry" indeed.

Wed Nov 8, 2017, 04:20 PM

Nov 2017

Some of these began as small, living room services that now fill stadium-like spaces. They tend to appeal to a younger demographic, embracing state-of-the-art technology with Bible apps, live-streamed sermons, Christian rock music performances, and active youth ministries. Some even include features like skate parks.

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25 Largest Churches in America [View all] yallerdawg Nov 2017 OP

Thanks for posting, yallerdawg.. Permanut Nov 2017 #1

I don't know about theocracy. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #4

Then you don't know those churches very well. trotsky Nov 2017 #5

For you... yallerdawg Nov 2017 #9

Oh wow, you sure got me! trotsky Nov 2017 #10

And you do? Or claim to? guillaumeb Nov 2017 #18

Here you go: trotsky Nov 2017 #21

I did not ask that question. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #22

Oh, I thought you enjoyed non-responses. trotsky Nov 2017 #23

So if you have no concept of what Christianity is, what exactly guillaumeb Nov 2017 #24

I don't know, what are you saying? trotsky Nov 2017 #25

You started out well. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #26

What are you saying? n/t trotsky Nov 2017 #27

I can imagine d_r Nov 2017 #2

Technically, I saw Led Zeppelin... yallerdawg Nov 2017 #3

And it aint being filled with a Stairway to Heaven lol Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #31

I visited a couple of the churches listed above when I lived in Texas. Mariana Nov 2017 #6

Sooo... NeoGreen Nov 2017 #7

Minnesota, California, Washington, Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, Virginia. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #8

I would be VERY curious to know how many Democrats go to megachurches. trotsky Nov 2017 #13

An awful lot of "blue" to be dismissing. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #14

That's a pretty graph, but it doesn't answer my question. trotsky Nov 2017 #15

This is a public forum without the requisite 'group think' of other little corners of DU. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #16

"I prefer to see all views and push the envelope." trotsky Nov 2017 #20

I - and many others - prefer multiple viewpoints on many subjects. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #28

Has anyone here said the party shouldn't grow? trotsky Nov 2017 #29

If you attack the fundamental personal beliefs of people... yallerdawg Nov 2017 #32

And yet here you are attacking the "fundamental personal beliefs" of non-believers... trotsky Nov 2017 #36

Here is a popular GD discussion with 50 recs (and counting): yallerdawg Nov 2017 #38

Well done! trotsky Nov 2017 #42

I'm attacking you? yallerdawg Nov 2017 #45

Glad I can make you laugh at least. trotsky Nov 2017 #47

Serious question: Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #65

You spell out your anti-religious rhetoric. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #66

As did you. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #69

I was going for the primary modern definition. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #70

Gotcha. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #71

You want to talk about caliber and clips and civilian modification of military design. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #72

Nope. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #74

"The feminization of mental illness." yallerdawg Nov 2017 #75

You obviously know a lot about the history of psychiatry. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #77

Thank you. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #78

Yes, seriously. trotsky Nov 2017 #80

Hysterical. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #82

Doubling down on the sexism. trotsky Nov 2017 #83

You don't offer an alternative viewpoint Lordquinton Nov 2017 #39

I offer an supportive alternative viewpoint differing from yours! yallerdawg Nov 2017 #43

We aren't arguing for an echo chamber. trotsky Nov 2017 #48

I have repeatedly said you can go on with your opinionating! yallerdawg Nov 2017 #51

I'm so glad you are looking out for them! trotsky Nov 2017 #53

But you wont spell out what your viewpoints are. Mariana Nov 2017 #64

Well thank you for your mainstream viewpoint Lordquinton Nov 2017 #85

I live in Alabama. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #94

Outside your bubble? Lordquinton Nov 2017 #95

Uh this is a "Group" with a "SOP" uriel1972 Nov 2017 #79

Thanks. I did. Anyone on the planet with internet service can see this. Public. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #81

Do you assume that a poster is a fan because of the posts? guillaumeb Nov 2017 #17

I have no idea. trotsky Nov 2017 #19

For the record there was no denial Lordquinton Nov 2017 #40

I noticed that as well. n/t trotsky Nov 2017 #44

I have visited #4 and #6. Mariana Nov 2017 #34

Right in line with what I expected. trotsky Nov 2017 #37

If we need to expand our base, every voter counts! yallerdawg Nov 2017 #41

What Republican policy positions should we adopt to win those conservative voters? trotsky Nov 2017 #46

There is your bias again. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #49

So now we're back to what you need to prove. trotsky Nov 2017 #50

"Wedge issues" Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #52

Oh and FYI, Catholics overall went for Trump. trotsky Nov 2017 #54

Wedge issues work. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #55

Seems to me like you are obsessed with a problem that doesn't exist. trotsky Nov 2017 #56

You seem obsessed with your insignificance. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #57

No, my attitude is that... trotsky Nov 2017 #58

Well, Russians on Facebook and twitter. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #59

My thought is that is still not evidence of your claim. trotsky Nov 2017 #61

They equate at Fellowship and Gateway. Mariana Nov 2017 #62

fine let's bring in nazis and the kkk too. it's a big tent. amirite? Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #87

Right. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #88

No but for example evangelicals are about as far right Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #89

Lot a blue in these groups. Just write them off with a broad brush? yallerdawg Nov 2017 #90

If they are sexist racist homophobes opposed to Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #91

"Sexist racist homophobes." yallerdawg Nov 2017 #92

I'll try one more time. Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #93

No one but you said that Lordquinton Nov 2017 #96

Clearly, religion is a growth industry. MineralMan Nov 2017 #11

A "growth industry" indeed. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #12

Not being judgmental d_r Nov 2017 #33

Oh, don't be nitpicky. Mariana Nov 2017 #35

Joel Osteen was a marketing or sales major in college Bretton Garcia Nov 2017 #76

No doubt. MineralMan Nov 2017 #84

Pat Robertson is said to control a $1 billion fund. Bretton Garcia Nov 2017 #86

Isn't Ted Cruz a member of Second Baptist in Houston? bobbieinok Nov 2017 #30

And? eom guillaumeb Nov 2017 #68

A pretty good warning to stay away from large churches there muriel_volestrangler Nov 2017 #60

I think it's important to mention the size of these churches. Mariana Nov 2017 #63

Let's take a look at the pastor of the largest church. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #67

Joel Osteen is no liberal. trotsky Nov 2017 #73

Defense of the Olseteens on DU Lordquinton Nov 2017 #97

I'm not optimistic about your chances, Lordquinton. nt. Mariana Nov 2017 #98

RIP in pieces LQ Lordquinton Nov 2017 #99

Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale (#17) Founder Accused of Molesting 4-Year-Old Girl muriel_volestrangler Nov 2017 #100

You call them churches I call them the family business........ Historic NY Nov 2017 #101

Is it only me or does anyone else think the lady sitting next to Doreen Nov 2017 #102