Thread: I STILL Love God, but I've LOST Faith in da BLACK Church...

Quote: Originally Posted by houston911 thats it? preachers down here got jets and sh1t these n1ggas wives got phantoms and maseratis and sh1t Someone should tell them that they won't be able to take that sh1t with em when they head down there....

Quote: Originally Posted by Thickums Nah I'm from the northside. Alot of the what I saw was from Hilliard of New Light. He would come to the greenspoint church by helicopter and instead of walking to the church he'd have a escalade drive him to the doors of the church . Him and his wife would get up on the pulpit and ask members to specifically "offer" money up for a school trip or graduation presents for the kids...

Quote: Originally Posted by Taadow How do you mean? How did you reach this conclusion? much too complex to fully dissect,i'm far too lazy&it won't make sense anyhow... a simplified version: -people take religious scripture too literal,regardless of orthodoxy,so people think they have to change overnight to comply with scripture...psychologically it doesn't work for most,secondly,we all have individual paths that lead to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Thickums Nah I'm from the northside. Alot of the what I saw was from Hilliard of New Light. He would come to the greenspoint church by helicopter and instead of walking to the church he'd have a escalade drive him to the doors of the church . Him and his wife would get up on the pulpit and ask members to specifically "offer" money up for a school trip or graduation presents for the kids...

Quote: Originally Posted by BZE513 Given the state of black men in America, given the number in prison or jail or headed that way; given the thousands of us who find our way to early graves and the black men on the other side of the guns who send us there; given the number of us who seek solace in a bottle of liquor or in illegal drugs; given the number who silently cry ourselves to sleep at night, it seems that we would make for a plentiful...

Quote: Originally Posted by C.Holla It's the ppl inthe church being judemental.True Story folks,I went to a church once had a discussion with a minister he asked me what College I was attending.So I said the name of the school,this guy then proceededto say "Can you picka better school" I was like then he talks about his acres and his house he built and how his school was better then all the other schools. Another thing...

Quote: Originally Posted by CashmereThoughts says most members of most congregations naw breh VLCC is not like most congregations.... they don't put up with that nonsense over there it's a nondenominational church

Quote: Originally Posted by Norton G.Nubuck being yourself in humility... How do you mean? How did you reach this conclusion?

Quote: Originally Posted by Kunta i gave up on the church and religion years ago... i'm still very spiritual but i don't believe in religion anymore. The church has done such harm to my people as well. I was raised Catholic and believe me after watching the church defend years and years of pedo activity it was over for me. It is all about pretence, some people have true faith but others act like their there racking points to get...

Quote: Originally Posted by lolwutdawg "YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, Gucci Gucci praise God/ He hooked it up for 1017 Brick Squad!/ So Icey in the church, stackin papers, pullin capers/ ...and for the building fund, Gucci Mane got them wafers!(BURR!)/ The code of the streets is the bible of survival/ And if you disrespect that you will feel my rifle(POW POW!)/ So Icey congregation stompin out you n1ggas hatin/ AK-47 send ya hatin...