{"id":326,"date":"2017-04-30T17:49:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T17:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centretownunited.org\/new\/?page_id=326"},"modified":"2022-05-04T16:54:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T20:54:08","slug":"why-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centretownunited.org\/index.php\/why-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Church?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"326\" class=\"elementor elementor-326 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-kotakqo elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"kotakqo\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dctnupr\" data-id=\"dctnupr\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-muylpls elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"muylpls\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Church?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-pmjwyph elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"pmjwyph\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aiyqlht\" data-id=\"aiyqlht\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eqdsata elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"eqdsata\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/centretownunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Shepherd-with-computer-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Shepherd with computer\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-hyqpwft\" data-id=\"hyqpwft\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-lyiicut elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"lyiicut\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many people wonder about the relevance of church in the 21st century &#8211; here are a few articles that comment on that question <em>(click on title to see article)<\/em>.<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Cathal Kelly, Globe and Mail Columnist:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/life\/even-for-a-teen-with-a-mohawk-and-an-attitude-church-was-and-is-about-community\/article34713180\/\">Even for a teen with a mohawk and an attitude, church was about belonging<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Michael St. B. Harrison, Globe and Mail essay:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/life\/facts-and-arguments\/in-quebec-we-should-respect-those-who-still-have-strong-ties-to-theirfaith\/article34619779\/\">When a city of churches goes silent<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Lorna Dueck, Globe and Mail contributor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/cities-should-give-thanks-for-churches-halo-effect\/article10542051\/\">Cities should give thanks for churches&#8217; halo effect<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Antonio Gualtieri, United Church Observer column:: <a href=\"https:\/\/broadview.org\/why-we-should-all-question-what-we-actually-believe\/\">Conundrums: Is believing what religious people do?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Church? 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