Churchianity

“There’s this weird thing that happens to Christian teenagers in American churchianity,” he told me. ❋ Daniel Radosh (2008)

Bob Carlton, a local Christian guy with a lot of ideas, has a provocative post on his blog today about how the institution of the church (he uses the clever term "churchianity") isn't meeting people's needs in these dark times. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You will not be surprised to learn that such superficial churchianity did not survive—either intellectually or morally—my transition from high school to an elite public university. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Could this be the only logical outcome of compassionate conservatism and faith-based churchianity, eh? ❋ Unknown (2005)

Therefore Babylon includes both Romanism and Protestantism -- the whole realm of formal churchianity; and beast-worship is here condemned in one of the most terrible denunciations found in all the Word of God. ❋ Unknown (1913)

Through churchianity many men interpret Christianity, and it is difficult to get them to come with a "fresh eye" to the contemplation of Christ. ❋ 1817-1893 (1913)

She is still, even in the most degenerate churchianity, counted responsible as a soul, and accorded equal hope of redemption and of future equal standing in another stage of existence. ❋ Various (1888)

Many of them are abandoning an effete, backwater, emasculated churchianity that accommodates itself to every worldly fad that comes down the pike and grovels for "a place at the table" in the militant cacophony of pluralism that currently pervades the West (can you say, "Emergent Movement"?). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sometimes churches break away from other churches to create purer communities especially when the bureaucracy has come to promote churchianity rather than Christianity. ❋ Jledmiston (2010)

But the real damage was done during the sixties when the Church chose the route of social revolution, that in England was a reaction to the horrors of the world wars, associating right wing military heirarchies with churchianity. ❋ Unknown (2010)

NOW GET READY. NOW-DO NOT DELAY or suddenly and without warning the roots will be scorched and dry up and even the little false sprituality and churchianity you have will rot. ❋ Unknown (2009)

American Christians have sold out for a comfortable churchianity in which our enjoyment of the church is a function of having a majority of our demographic and identity ❋ Unknown (2009)

I tell you, leave you selfish pride and leave your churchianity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What they have in common is (a) they are 2 of the most powerful men in churchianity I know personally and (b) they took the time and effort to call me a gadfly. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It is shocking to me how silent American churchianity has been in the midst of this collapse. ❋ Unknown (2008)

[Churchianity] combines elements of Prosperity theology, Ecumenism, Universal Salvation, [Modernism], "Higher Criticism," [Syncretism], etc. ❋ Pastor Eli James (2008)

I'm [spiritual], not [religious]. I don't [subscribe] to churchianity. ❋ Jeff McConnell (2006)

[XYZ] Church is just another example of Churchianity. Jesus never taught the things the pastor said in [this morning's] [sermon]. ❋ AgapeGuru (2010)

Some guy in [churchianity] called me an ear itcher for pointing out that [St. Paul] spoke all about [universal reconciliation]. ❋ Jones1423 (2010)

"Dude, the only reason she's going out with him is because he's a [pastor's] kid; this is [churchianity] [at it's best]..." ❋ Phattymatty (2006)