WOAH!! I didn't say that all churches were cults!!! What I DID say was that when a church has so much influence over a person that it overrules their own beliefs, I think that's too much power, especially when that power is being put towards bad things. And I also said that I dont pray in church because it creeps me out. I personally dont like saying prayers in church because I think they become meaningless, like the pledge. Im not saying anything agianst the people who do participate in prayer. But I do say prayers on my own time that actually mean something to me. This really isn't any of the classes business how I pray or how anyone else prays, I just wanted to clear that up. We all have different views and opinions and should be able to express them without criticism, whether we think they're right or wrong.

And question...Isn't Christianity the big category, and then it subdivides into Protestant, Lutheran, Catholic, etc. From what I was taught, Christianity is believing in God and Jesus and whatnot, and then the other subcategories have their own beliefs within that denomination. And churches like Willow Creek are so big because it's a non-denominational church, but still a Christian church, so no matter if you come from a Catholic, protestant, lutheran, baptist, or whatever family, you can go there. I dont know...this just confused me....