{"id":1761,"date":"2011-01-24T21:21:18","date_gmt":"2011-01-25T02:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=1761"},"modified":"2011-03-31T15:54:10","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T19:54:10","slug":"is-your-church-hateful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/is-your-church-hateful\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Church Hateful?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"RedeemingGod image 1762\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/is-your-church-hateful\/church-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1762\" title=\"church\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/church-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/church-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/church-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Have you ever heard of a church that thought of itself as unloving, or bad for families?<\/p>\n<p>Of course not. Every church in the country would probably describe themselves as a warm and loving family church. But is it possible that all churches truly fit this description? Not likely.<\/p>\n<p>So what truly is a loving church? How do you know if a church if good for families? What does it look like? What do they do?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever heard of a church that thought of itself as unloving, or bad for families? Of course not. Every church in the country would probably describe themselves as a warm and loving family church. But is it possible that all churches truly fit this description? Not likely. 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