Spiritualism

janet · 07-03-2004, 16:34

Are any members interested in spiritualism, and if so do you attend a spiritulist church as it is a subject that i am interested in.

ANNE · 07-03-2004, 17:59

We used to go to the christian Spiritualist Church In Preston.
Its a long long time since we have been though.
I believe there used to be one in Accy but it closed down just before we moved here.

alfee · 07-03-2004, 22:14

I attend our local spiritualist church every couple of months, I`m lucky in having about 1/2 Dozen in my area and their all well attended

Roy · 07-03-2004, 23:04

Forgive me for my lack of religious knowledge, but what is a Spiritualist church? How is it different to a christian church for instance?

alfee · 08-03-2004, 09:17

A spiritualist holds the same beliefs as a Christian with the service revolving around Christ and his teachings, and they believe that we survive after death not only in heaven but in a state that we can communicate with our loved ones after death, It was founded in Sweden in the 1600s by Emanuel Swedenborg and then popularised in 1848 by The Fox sisters in America.

Roy · 08-03-2004, 10:24

Cheers for that alfee! I'm a bit lost with all the different religions.

Tealeaf · 08-03-2004, 10:33

Yeah, I thought it was something to do with having something stronger than wine in the communion cup....