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Denominations: Unitarian Universalist Association
There are about 153,000 members of the UUA (UUA Membership Statistics, 1961-2020, uua.org). The top three states by number are: (1) California; (2) New York; (3) Texas (Demographic and Statistical Information, uua.org). History The UUA was formed in 1961 when … Continue reading
Posted in Church Organization, denominations, Doctrine, Holy Spirit, Jesus, salvation, Stats
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Denominations: Catholic Church (Part 1)
The word ‘denomination’ and related words are used in different ways. The word ‘denominate’ means “to give a name to” (merrian-webster.com). The word ‘denominator,’ in mathematics, is used of “the part of the fraction that is below the line that … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Church Organization, denominations, History
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Deceiving Men
Abe Lincoln is credited with saying: “You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.” There is … Continue reading
Posted in God`s eye, History, Judgment
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