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Christian Girls 18 1 Contents: 3. Introduction/Considerations 5. List of Denominations 14. How NOT To Nail Christian Girls 18. Your Image 20. What to Look For 25. Christian Social Dynamics 33. Positioning 35. The Church Car Wash 37. Pillar of Salt 40. The Last Supper 42. Noah’s Ark 43. Build Your Own Church! 44. Holy Affairs 45. Virginity Pledges 49. The Manson Virgin Stealer Pattern 50. Christian “Counseling” and Affairs 2 Introduction / Considerations Hello! Thanks for buying ‘How to Nail Christian Girls.’ In this book you’ll learn the inside secrets of men who seduce women of the Christian faith. The first consideration you have to keep in mind is this: what are you looking for? If you’re like most who bought this book you’re into seducing and sleeping with LOTS of women – and that’s great! Others are looking for the “special” one to be with long term – or even marry. If you’re looking to get married, you had better attend a church that you find agreeable, because you may be attending it a lot in the future. If you’re like most guys and just want lots of choices… you may want to consider attending a mega church. 3 A “mega church” is defined as having at least 2,000 members attend every weekend – there are over 1300 Protestant churches like that in the United States alone! Pastors of these mega churches are frequently accused of adultery and sexual misconduct, one of them named Earl Paulk even had sex with his wife’s sister – and got her pregnant. Short on theology and long on showmanship, these mega churches are gold mines for women. Most of them don’t go to church because they take the bible seriously – they go to church because it’s a social opportunity that makes them feel good. And if you show that you can make them feel good, they’ll welcome you with open arms. 4 List of Denominations The Amish ‐ sometimes referred to as Amish Mennonites, are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches. The Amish are known for simple living, plain dress, and reluctance to adopt many conveniences of modern technology. The Brethren ‐ The Brethren is one of several informal names for a nameless religious movement created by Jimmie T. "Jim" Roberts. Other names include the Brothers and Sisters and the garbage eaters, after their reputation for eating food from garbage bins. The movement’s members shun material things and family, living essentially as vagrants and doing odd jobs to pay their expenses. The movement's way of life has led to accusations that it is a cult. Catholic Church (Roman Catholic) ‐ The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with more than one billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising 5 charity. The Catholic Church is among the oldest institutions in the world and has played a prominent role in the history of Western civilization. It teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles and that the Pope is the sole successor to Saint Peter. Children of God ‐ The Family International (TFI), formed as the Children of God (COG) and later named Family of Love and the Family, is a cult, started in 1968 in Huntington Beach, California, United States. It began in the late 1960s, with many of its early converts drawn from the hippie movement. The Children of God was among the movements prompting the cult controversy of the 1970s and 1980s in the United States and Europe and triggered the first organized anticult group FREECOG. Christadelphians ‐ The Christadelphians (a word created using Greek which means "Brethren in Christ"; cf. Colossians 1:2 — "brethren in Christ") are a Christian group that developed in the United Kingdom and North America in the 19th century. The name was coined by John Thomas, who was the group's founder. Christadelphians hold a view of Biblical Unitarianism. 6 Christian Science ‐ Christian Science is a system of religious thought and practice derived from the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and the Bible. It is practiced by members of the Church of Christ, Scientist, as well as some others who are nonmembers. Its central texts are the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science & Health With Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. In the textbook, she describes the teachings and healings of Jesus as a complete and coherent science which was demonstrated and proven through his healings. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐day Saints (Mormons) ‐ Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement, which began with the visions of Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844 the Mormons followed Brigham Young to what would become the Utah Territory. Today a vast majority of Mormons are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐day Saints (LDS Church) while a minority are members of other churches. Some Mormons are also either independent or non‐practicing. The center of Mormon cultural influence is in Utah, and North America has more 7 Mormons than any other continent, though the majority of Mormons live outside the United States. Eastern Orthodox churches ‐ The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian church in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine, all of which are majority Eastern Orthodox. It teaches that it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church established by Jesus Christ and his Apostles almost 2,000 years ago. Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ‐ he Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐Day Saints (FLDS Church) is one of the largest Mormon fundamentalist denominations and one of the largest organizations in the United States whose members practice polygamy. The FLDS Church emerged in the early twentieth century when its founding members left The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐ day Saints (LDS Church). The split occurred largely because of the LDS Church's suspension of the practice of polygamy and 8 its decision to excommunicate its members who would continue the practice. Gnosticism ‐ Gnosticism is a modern scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices found among some of the early Christian groups called "gnostic" ("learned") by Irenaeus and other early Christian heresiologists. The term also has reference to parallels and possible pre‐Christian influences of the Christian gnostic Jehovah's Witnesses ‐ Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenialist restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The organization reports worldwide membership of over 7.65 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual Memorial attendance of over 19.3 million. They are directed by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, a group of elders in Brooklyn, New York, that establishes all doctrines. Jehovah's Witnesses' beliefs are based on their interpretations of the Bible and they prefer to use their own translation, the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. They believe that the destruction of the present world system at Armageddon is imminent, and that the establishment of God's kingdom on 9 earth is the only solution for all problems faced by humankind. Messianic Judaism & "Jews for Jesus" ‐ Messianic Judaism is a syncretic religious movement that arose in the 1960s and 70s. It blends evangelical Christian theology with elements of religious Jewish practice and terminology. Messianic Judaism generally holds that Jesus is both the Jewish Messiah and "God the Son" (one person of the Trinity), though some within the movement do not hold to Trinitarian beliefs. With few exceptions, both the Tanakh and the New Testament are believed to be authoritative and divinely inspired scripture. Progressive Christianity ‐ Progressive Christianity is the name given to a movement within contemporary Christianity characterized by willingness to question tradition, acceptance of human diversity with a strong emphasis on social justice or care for the poor and the oppressed (often identified as minority groups) and environmental stewardship of the Earth. Progressive Christians have a deep belief in the centrality of the instruction to "love one another" (John 15:17) within the teaching of Jesus Christ. 10 Quakers (Society of Friends) ‐ Quakers, or Friends, are members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Friends' Church—an international family of diverse Christian religious organizations that focus on the priesthood of all believers. Quakers today are theologically diverse: mostly regarded as Christian, they include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal and traditional Quaker understandings of Christianity. From the end of the 20th century, small but vocal groups of Friends with Christian atheist or universalist beliefs have emerged. Seventh‐Day Adventist Church ‐ The Seventh‐day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo‐Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming (Advent) of Jesus Christ. The denomination grew out of the Millerite movement in the United States during the middle part of the 19th century and was formally established in 1863. Two by Twos ("The Jesus Way", "The Church with no Name", etc) ‐ Two by Twos is one of the names used to denote an international, home‐based church which originated in Ireland during the last years of the 19th century.
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