Gday band on the run,
The Anglican diocese here is very casual the priests here dress like everyone else they don't even wear a tie even in church. Its a very evangelical church we go to. Barry
i see in churches in the states standing up in church dancing, clapping their hands and being quite emotional even in a church.
things which that wouldnt be acceptable in australia.. the link below also shows black sda ministers dressed in clergy style dress which is quite unusual for ministers here in australia.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynbdm0unsw&feature=g-all&context=g2e791f1faaaaaaaamaas .
could any of my american friends inform me i showed it to my father who is a lay preacher and he was mistified as to what tradition this dress comes from but seems to be concentrated to th eblack community also?.
Gday band on the run,
The Anglican diocese here is very casual the priests here dress like everyone else they don't even wear a tie even in church. Its a very evangelical church we go to. Barry
i see in churches in the states standing up in church dancing, clapping their hands and being quite emotional even in a church.
things which that wouldnt be acceptable in australia.. the link below also shows black sda ministers dressed in clergy style dress which is quite unusual for ministers here in australia.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynbdm0unsw&feature=g-all&context=g2e791f1faaaaaaaamaas .
could any of my american friends inform me i showed it to my father who is a lay preacher and he was mistified as to what tradition this dress comes from but seems to be concentrated to th eblack community also?.
Doofdaddy, I think the problem is we get sterotyping from the media.
After all if we don't have personal contact the only other source is the media. Barry
after much deliberation, i decided to go "out" at the end of a public talk.
it didn't go down too well, but at least i was able to give some of my reasons for leaving.. i've put some of the details on my homepage.
i'll update it more when i get the time and the strength.
Gday LT, nice to see you here again. I have only just got back here because I forgot my password, I didnt remember it was in upper case. Barry
i see in churches in the states standing up in church dancing, clapping their hands and being quite emotional even in a church.
things which that wouldnt be acceptable in australia.. the link below also shows black sda ministers dressed in clergy style dress which is quite unusual for ministers here in australia.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynbdm0unsw&feature=g-all&context=g2e791f1faaaaaaaamaas .
could any of my american friends inform me i showed it to my father who is a lay preacher and he was mistified as to what tradition this dress comes from but seems to be concentrated to th eblack community also?.
Thanks Razziel, Because the SDA church is not much older than the witnesses they dont have a tradition of dressing up. The baptists are much older and for the most part their ministers wear street clothing.
barry
i see in churches in the states standing up in church dancing, clapping their hands and being quite emotional even in a church.
things which that wouldnt be acceptable in australia.. the link below also shows black sda ministers dressed in clergy style dress which is quite unusual for ministers here in australia.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynbdm0unsw&feature=g-all&context=g2e791f1faaaaaaaamaas .
could any of my american friends inform me i showed it to my father who is a lay preacher and he was mistified as to what tradition this dress comes from but seems to be concentrated to th eblack community also?.
Perhaps I should explain more clearly where I'm comming from. Maybe I should have titled this post " Are white people cold and unemotional'.
My Family is of English decent,.heard of the stiff upper lip? Any emotional reaction or affection between males is considered not appropiate. A hug with my own father would be awkward to say the least. Some members of my family have suffered with anxiety probably because of the culture. The question I asked was in the context of my background to a large degree. Someone here has said we can learn from each other and differences shouldn't be used as tools for establish racist positions. I would agree with that.
America has been a very successful melting pot for all races of people to live in harmony I agree. Australia was behind your great country in this respect because up until the 1970s Australia had the "white Australia policy" that only permitted whites of preferably english stock to immigrate here. That law has since the 1970 has been expunged from our laws and people of all races religions and creeds have come here to frorm a truely harmonious and multicultural society one of the best in the world where the number of interacial marrages is the highest in the world. So we have caught up fast after being way behind.
Anyway I beleive enough has been said and the reaction was not predicted by me.
I would like to remind people here of the other question i asked If I could which has been completly ignored.
For those of you members of churches other than the witnesses. What tradition does the wearing of the cassock and stole as seen on you tube originate? Most churches here are very casual now the SDAs wear a coller and tie as do the Anglicans.
i see in churches in the states standing up in church dancing, clapping their hands and being quite emotional even in a church.
things which that wouldnt be acceptable in australia.. the link below also shows black sda ministers dressed in clergy style dress which is quite unusual for ministers here in australia.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynbdm0unsw&feature=g-all&context=g2e791f1faaaaaaaamaas .
could any of my american friends inform me i showed it to my father who is a lay preacher and he was mistified as to what tradition this dress comes from but seems to be concentrated to th eblack community also?.
I don't know why people are inferring that I have racial overtones in what I have posted. I have seen a few movies from the states with gospel choirs such as Sister Act that has a black influence and others Live and let die, very bright joyfull and it seems they all have great moves.
I have only met three African Americans in my life, one when I visited California and two rappers here in Canberra.
i see in churches in the states standing up in church dancing, clapping their hands and being quite emotional even in a church.
things which that wouldnt be acceptable in australia.. the link below also shows black sda ministers dressed in clergy style dress which is quite unusual for ministers here in australia.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynbdm0unsw&feature=g-all&context=g2e791f1faaaaaaaamaas .
could any of my american friends inform me i showed it to my father who is a lay preacher and he was mistified as to what tradition this dress comes from but seems to be concentrated to th eblack community also?.
My wife just showed me a Photo that someone posted on her computer of a white man with a little penis and a black man with a monster penis. The caption said. "Thats how racism started"
So "Black people like watermelons more than white people" amazing
i see in churches in the states standing up in church dancing, clapping their hands and being quite emotional even in a church.
things which that wouldnt be acceptable in australia.. the link below also shows black sda ministers dressed in clergy style dress which is quite unusual for ministers here in australia.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynbdm0unsw&feature=g-all&context=g2e791f1faaaaaaaamaas .
could any of my american friends inform me i showed it to my father who is a lay preacher and he was mistified as to what tradition this dress comes from but seems to be concentrated to th eblack community also?.
It's a real topic for us in Australia as we don't have many African people here. We have the Australian aboriginal people butthey are a different race more related to white people I beleive.
''well there's one thing you got ta ask yourself punk....you felling lucky...well do ya punk".....clint eastwood dirty harry.. "it's life jim but not as we know it" capt kirk star treck..
"You're terrible Murial"
i see in churches in the states standing up in church dancing, clapping their hands and being quite emotional even in a church.
things which that wouldnt be acceptable in australia.. the link below also shows black sda ministers dressed in clergy style dress which is quite unusual for ministers here in australia.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynbdm0unsw&feature=g-all&context=g2e791f1faaaaaaaamaas .
could any of my american friends inform me i showed it to my father who is a lay preacher and he was mistified as to what tradition this dress comes from but seems to be concentrated to th eblack community also?.
Also are there different traditions between black and white kingdom halls