Comments on: And When Did You Last Sing the Songs of Satan? http://www.anwyn.com/2009/01/29/and-when-did-you-last-sing-the-songs-of-satan/ Sometime editor, all-the-time mother, delivering facts, reviews, commentary, and rants. Occasionally in that order. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:15:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: lifepundit http://www.anwyn.com/2009/01/29/and-when-did-you-last-sing-the-songs-of-satan/comment-page-1/#comment-673829 lifepundit Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:50:32 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2009/01/29/and-when-did-you-last-sing-the-songs-of-satan/#comment-673829 Actually the Presbyterians split during the War Between the States and re-united in the 1980s. Some factions spun off because ... well, because they were humans. The re-united denomination is the PCUSA. PCA churches are the Southern churches that didn't want to rejoin. I don't know what ARP churches are but they are very conservative -- no women preachers or deacons, etc. The Cumberland Presbyterians split off long, long ago when they were so remote in the frontiers of Tennessee that they couldn't get ordained ministers to give communion and the church wouldn't allow them to use elders or others, so the Cumberlands split. I always found that interesting. To my knowledge they haven't re-joined with anyone. Actually the Presbyterians split during the War Between the States and re-united in the 1980s. Some factions spun off because … well, because they were humans. The re-united denomination is the PCUSA. PCA churches are the Southern churches that didn’t want to rejoin. I don’t know what ARP churches are but they are very conservative — no women preachers or deacons, etc. The Cumberland Presbyterians split off long, long ago when they were so remote in the frontiers of Tennessee that they couldn’t get ordained ministers to give communion and the church wouldn’t allow them to use elders or others, so the Cumberlands split. I always found that interesting. To my knowledge they haven’t re-joined with anyone.

]]> By: jbarntt http://www.anwyn.com/2009/01/29/and-when-did-you-last-sing-the-songs-of-satan/comment-page-1/#comment-649999 jbarntt Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:27:01 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2009/01/29/and-when-did-you-last-sing-the-songs-of-satan/#comment-649999 Hi Anwyn, <i>As for the split, ever known any group, once they get split off and set up a power structure of their own, to return to the fold if they don’t have to?</i> Interesting question, I'll give it some thought. You are probably right, given human nature, power is often preferred over principle. Hi Anwyn,

As for the split, ever known any group, once they get split off and set up a power structure of their own, to return to the fold if they don’t have to?

Interesting question, I’ll give it some thought. You are probably right, given human nature, power is often preferred over principle.

]]> By: Anwyn http://www.anwyn.com/2009/01/29/and-when-did-you-last-sing-the-songs-of-satan/comment-page-1/#comment-649897 Anwyn Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:46:56 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2009/01/29/and-when-did-you-last-sing-the-songs-of-satan/#comment-649897 Allen's not a troll or at all off-topic. He's just being funny. :) As for the split, ever known any group, once they get split off and set up a power structure of their own, to return to the fold if they don't have to? Allen’s not a troll or at all off-topic. He’s just being funny. :)

As for the split, ever known any group, once they get split off and set up a power structure of their own, to return to the fold if they don’t have to?

]]> By: jbarntt http://www.anwyn.com/2009/01/29/and-when-did-you-last-sing-the-songs-of-satan/comment-page-1/#comment-649095 jbarntt Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:28:06 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2009/01/29/and-when-did-you-last-sing-the-songs-of-satan/#comment-649095 <i>The last time I sang the Songs of Satan was probably right before breakfast this morning. Oh yes, I sang lustily.</i> No doubt, but not relevant to the OP. It is interesting how Protestant denominations fracture, and over which issues. I don't know enough the split of the Wesleyans from the Methodists to comment. If the issue was slavery, then it would seem the time is long since past for a reunion, but like the Civil War perhaps there were underlying issues that still exist ? The last time I sang the Songs of Satan was probably right before breakfast this morning. Oh yes, I sang lustily.

No doubt, but not relevant to the OP. It is interesting how Protestant denominations fracture, and over which issues. I don’t know enough the split of the Wesleyans from the Methodists to comment.

If the issue was slavery, then it would seem the time is long since past for a reunion, but like the Civil War perhaps there were underlying issues that still exist ?

]]> By: Allen http://www.anwyn.com/2009/01/29/and-when-did-you-last-sing-the-songs-of-satan/comment-page-1/#comment-648710 Allen Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:09:28 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2009/01/29/and-when-did-you-last-sing-the-songs-of-satan/#comment-648710 The last time I sang the Songs of Satan was probably right before breakfast this morning. Oh yes, I sang lustily. The last time I sang the Songs of Satan was probably right before breakfast this morning. Oh yes, I sang lustily.

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