Gday Blondie, I thought you Americans would be up to date on these matters more than I am. I got the information from an Independant SDA minister and I know many of them are more than a bit crazy and live and sleep conspiracy theorys. Barry
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6Is the WT a 501[c][3] incorporated non profit
by barry inthe reason i ask is because from what i have heard the sda church is of this statis.
because of the 5013c in the sdas there are certain laws which will effect the church now and into the future such as .
no discrimination for homosexuality and any court case would be lost in favour of a homosexual if they felt they were being discriminated against.
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Is the WT a 501[c][3] incorporated non profit
by barry inthe reason i ask is because from what i have heard the sda church is of this statis.
because of the 5013c in the sdas there are certain laws which will effect the church now and into the future such as .
no discrimination for homosexuality and any court case would be lost in favour of a homosexual if they felt they were being discriminated against.
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barry
The reason I ask is because from what I have heard the SDA church is of this statis. Because of the 5013c in the SDAs there are certain laws which will effect the church now and into the future such as
No discrimination for homosexuality and any court case would be lost in favour of a homosexual if they felt they were being discriminated against. There is allready a large group of homosexual and transgender in the church from the 1970s that are members of SDA kinship.
Another area of discrimination is womens ordination which is in conflict with the General conference the highest body even though other conferences have women ministers.
If cases are an lost it puts in jepardy the churches 501c3 statis and the church could be asked to pay taxes and back taxes from the time it was incorporated.
Im not sure if the information I have is correct as it is second hand or hearsay others here may throw some light on th esituation of the WT society and its statis
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How are you South Africans enjoying the cricket Australia v the proteus
by barry inwe don't have foxtel here but this last test looks exciting from what we have seen on the internet.
play has just stopped for tea..
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How are you South Africans enjoying the cricket Australia v the proteus
by barry inwe don't have foxtel here but this last test looks exciting from what we have seen on the internet.
play has just stopped for tea..
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We don't have foxtel here but this last test looks exciting from what we have seen on the internet. Play has just stopped for tea.
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What other religious groups are ...
by EdenOne inb) teach conditional salvation based primarily on faith in christ?.
c) refuse eternal torment in a literal fiery hell?.
d) refuse the immortality of the soul?.
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Barry Black a well known SDA.
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What other religious groups are ...
by EdenOne inb) teach conditional salvation based primarily on faith in christ?.
c) refuse eternal torment in a literal fiery hell?.
d) refuse the immortality of the soul?.
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A former Adventist I would like to point out a few inaccuracies I have read about their beliefs and practices.
One of the links given here says Adventists don't believe in a fiery hell. The statement is incorrect in that Adventists do believe in a fiery hell but do not believe in an eternal fiery hell.
'SDAs believe they are the only true religion't I think many christians believe their church is the closest to the bible and so do SDAs but SDAs still believe that the church is invisible and is made up of all those who trust in the merits of christ.
One site said SDAs don't go to war. There are at least 3 opinions on this one 1 some are conciencious objectors and don't have any part in war., the second opinion being non combatancy stand where a person will support the military but wil not carry a weapon such as hospital work and teh third position is the acceptance of a full combatant role. The church accepts all three positions.
A well known chaplain SDA is Barry Black chaplain of the US senate and was formally a chaplain and rear Admiral in the US armed forces.
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May the undeserved kindness of The Lord Jesus Christ be with you!
by kneehighmiah innearly every letter written in the new testament concludes with a variation of that phrase.
since the gb is supposed to imitate the apostles why don't they conclude their letters by wishing the grace of jesus be upon us?
i think nearly every of the books written by peter paul and john concludes in this manner.
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barry
Quellycatface, You may be thinking of 'the grace' . some Anglicans say it ' May the love of God the grace of our lord jesus christ and the fellowship of the holy spirit be with you all and forever more amen.
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Anglican school phobia
by Frazzled UBM inafter a long and frustrating houe search in london we finally found a place that fitted all our requirements and my wife seemed happy with and i was successful in the bidding process and had our offer accepted even though it wasn't the highest beacuse we can exchange contracts quickly and now we have lawyers working on exchanging contracts soon.
so everything is going swimmingly and then my wife demands that we go and look at a house being offered by the same agent we used to make the offer on the house we are buying.
i am like wtf, if we ask the agent to see another property they will tell the vendors for the place we are buying and they will revoke acceptance of our offer and we will be back to square one.
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Frazzled, The study conductor is Anglican this is at an Anglican meeting. I used to go to the SDAs and they have the same problem at their schools and universities teachers teaching evolution etc
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Anglican school phobia
by Frazzled UBM inafter a long and frustrating houe search in london we finally found a place that fitted all our requirements and my wife seemed happy with and i was successful in the bidding process and had our offer accepted even though it wasn't the highest beacuse we can exchange contracts quickly and now we have lawyers working on exchanging contracts soon.
so everything is going swimmingly and then my wife demands that we go and look at a house being offered by the same agent we used to make the offer on the house we are buying.
i am like wtf, if we ask the agent to see another property they will tell the vendors for the place we are buying and they will revoke acceptance of our offer and we will be back to square one.
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barry
I went to bible study last night and our study conductor mentioned that he new of an Anglican school that had a buddist teacher that was very dogmatic about his beliefs. He would engage the class by challenging them that if they are christian they are on the wrong track. Maybe your wife should be more concerned with the buddists.