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,{{refimprovequote |datetext=August 2007The church is not a building. Nor is it an organisation or human institution. The church is simply the people whose sins have been forgiven through their faith Jesus Christ... (An extract from the book [[Once a Catholic]] by [[Tony Coffey]])}}{{redirectInfobox_Contents | topic_name = Church / Ecclesiology[[Image:Christians at lourdes.jpg|Lupanarthumb|the Pompeii brothelcenter|Christians at [[Lourdes]].]] | subtopics = [[Church building]]* [[Church history]]* [[Denominations]]* [[World-wide church directory]]* [[Church service]]* [[Church Terms Index]]* [[Megachurch]] |Lupanar (Pompeii) opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}* {{ebd}}:''For * [[What is the 2008 film of this name, see ''Church? (G.G.)]]* [[Brothel The Theology of the Church (filmAmericanCatholic)|The Brothel]]''. For the television series of this name, see ''* [[Cathouse: The SeriesChurch (justforcatholics.org)]]''.|}}
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==Military brothels=={{see|Comfort women|Bordels Mobiles de Campagne|Forced prostitution in German armed forces}}Until recently, in several armies around the world, a mobile brothel service was attached to the army as an auxiliary unit, especially attached to combat units on long-term deployments abroad. For example, during French and Japanese colonial campaigns of the 20th century, such employees were mainly recruited among the local populace of Southeast Asia and Africa; often, some Uses of the women were [[underage]]. Because it is a touchy subject, military brothels were often designated with creative [[euphemism]]s. Notable examples of such jargon are ''la boîte à bonbons'' ([[French language|French]] for word "the candy boxchurch"), replacing the term "[[Bordel militaire de campagne]]". Women forced into prostitution by the Japanese occupation armies throughout East Asia were known as "Comfort battalions". The prostitutes were individually referred to as "[[Military comfort women]]" or ''jūgun-ianfu''.in common English====
Sometimes the church is spoken about in terms of the "invisible church" and the "visible church". The invisible church basically means the community or collection of true believers in Jesus regardless of denominational affiliation. The term visible church is used to refer to the physical countable members or leaders that make up a church or group of churches.
==External links=={{Commons|Category:Brothels|Brothel}}{{wikiquote}}*[http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/conversations/stories/s1675865.htm ''Inside a brothel''] - interview by [[Richard FidlerChurch building]] with three brothel owners, June 2006 on [[ABC Local Radio]] (audio download available)===
<center><gallery>Image:DCP 4427.jpg|The main church in [[bar:PuffEchmiadzin]], the physical centre of the [[cs:NevěstinecArmenian Orthodox Church]]Image:Wittenburg church door gg.jpg|The door of the famous church in [[da:BordelWittenburg]]where [[de:BordellMartin Luther]]is thought to have nailed his [[et:Lõbumaja95 Theses]]to the doorImage:Olney church.jpg|The church in [[el:Οίκος ανοχήςOlney]]where [[es:BurdelJohn Newton]], author of the hymn [[eo:BordeloAmazing Grace (song)|Amazing Grace]]workedImage:Stanfordmemorialchurch.jpg|Stanford Memorial Church in [[fr:LupanarCalifornia]]Image:Trinity baptist colonel light gardens.jpg|A small local church, [[id:BordilTrinity Baptist Church (Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia)|Trinity Baptist Church]]in [[it:Casa di tolleranzaAdelaide]], [[he:בית בושתAustralia]], once known as the "City of Churches"Image:Église Collégiale Sainte Marthe (Tarascon).jpg|The Église Collégiale Sainte Marthe in [[jv:BordhilTarascon]], [[lt:ViešnamisFrance]]</gallery></center> ===[[nl:BordeelChurch history]]=== Since the church was formed after the resurrection of Jesus, major events and conflict, often over matters of [[ja:売春宿doctrine]]have resulted in significant rifts. Initially the early Christians spread the good news of Jesus throughout the Roman empire and small congregations of Christians sprang up in many towns. Rome soon became the geographical centre of the church. However, there was a rift between the Church in Greece and the one in Rome that slowly developed over centuries culminating in a schism in 1054 AD. Later, in sixteenth century, Christians in northern Europe split from the Roman church, an event known as the [[pl:Dom publicznyReformation]]. Today there seems to be a bewildering array of [[pt:Prostíbulodenominations]]. Some of the larger ones include [[ru:Публичный домRoman Catholicism]], the Greek and Russian [[simple:BrothelEastern Orthodox|Orthodox]]churches and the wide variety of [[fi:BordelliProtestant]]churches. ==Quotes== [[sv:BordellOnce a Catholic]]by [[tr:GenelevTony Coffey]]: The church is not a building. Nor is it an organisation or human institution. The church is simply the people whose sins have been forgiven through their faith Jesus Christ. Lenny Bruce: Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God. Charles de Lint: Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory? Robert Short: The church is the great lost and found department. Ralph Waldo Emerson: I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching. George Mueller: An unvisited church will sooner or later become an unhealthy church. Ignatius of Antioch: Where the bishop, there the church (''Ubi episcopus, ibi ecclesia.'') Eugene de Mazenod: To love Jesus Christ means to love the church == References == <references /> ==Links==* [[vechttp:Caxìn]//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church Wikipedia - Church] {{returnto}} [[zh:妓院Christianity]]